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A man has died and a woman, believed to be his wife, has been injured in a double shooting at a house in Cornwall. | |
Firearms officers were called to an address at Porth Kea, near Truro, at about 2150 BST on Saturday. | |
A 41-year-old man was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro but later died. The condition of the woman is unknown. | A 41-year-old man was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro but later died. The condition of the woman is unknown. |
A 23-year-old man, believed to be the former boyfriend of the couple's daughter, has been arrested. | |
He was detained at a property near Penzance at about 0500 BST on Sunday. | |
Police said they had recovered a firearm believed to have been used in the shooting, but gave no details of it. | |
Three dozen officers, including trained negotiators, were involved in the operation. | |
A young woman who was at the house in Porth Kea at the time of the shooting, and is believed to be the couple's daughter, will be interviewed by detectives as a witness. |