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| Gunman was bailed before shooting | Gunman was bailed before shooting |
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| A man who shot a teenager in the leg before killing himself was on police bail over an assault and death threats, the police watchdog has said. | A man who shot a teenager in the leg before killing himself was on police bail over an assault and death threats, the police watchdog has said. |
| Elvis Cant shot his ex-partner's daughter at her home in Potterhanworth, near Lincoln, on Friday. | Elvis Cant shot his ex-partner's daughter at her home in Potterhanworth, near Lincoln, on Friday. |
| The gamekeeper, 51, was later found dead in a field with gunshot wounds. | The gamekeeper, 51, was later found dead in a field with gunshot wounds. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said at the time of Mr Cant's arrest last month firearms were removed from his home in Grantham. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said at the time of Mr Cant's arrest last month firearms were removed from his home in Grantham. |
| Residential area | Residential area |
| The IPCC said he was released on bail while detectives investigated allegations of assault and that he had made death threats. | The IPCC said he was released on bail while detectives investigated allegations of assault and that he had made death threats. |
| Their investigation will focus on how he was able to be in possession of a shotgun on the evening of his death. | Their investigation will focus on how he was able to be in possession of a shotgun on the evening of his death. |
| On Friday night Mr Cant forced his way into the house in Potterhanworth before shooting the 17-year-old. | On Friday night Mr Cant forced his way into the house in Potterhanworth before shooting the 17-year-old. |
| She was taken to hospital with serious leg injuries where her condition is understood to be improving. | |
| Lincolnshire Police referred the shooting to the IPCC which is now investigating. | Lincolnshire Police referred the shooting to the IPCC which is now investigating. |
| IPCC Commissioner, Amerdeep Somal, said: "This was a frightening and disturbing incident in a residential area of Lincoln and the public needs to be reassured that the police did all they could possibly do to prevent it happening. | IPCC Commissioner, Amerdeep Somal, said: "This was a frightening and disturbing incident in a residential area of Lincoln and the public needs to be reassured that the police did all they could possibly do to prevent it happening. |
| "We will independently examine the circumstances surrounding the shootings, look at procedures the police followed after Mr Cant's arrest, and in particular how he was able to be in possession of a shotgun on the evening of his death." | "We will independently examine the circumstances surrounding the shootings, look at procedures the police followed after Mr Cant's arrest, and in particular how he was able to be in possession of a shotgun on the evening of his death." |