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| One dead, three injured in string of attacks around Skye | |
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| Police said officers were attending a linked incident in Dornie | Police said officers were attending a linked incident in Dornie |
| A man has died and three people have been injured in a series of incidents on Skye and in Dornie on the west Highland mainland. | A man has died and three people have been injured in a series of incidents on Skye and in Dornie on the west Highland mainland. |
| Police were initially called to a report of a 32-year-old woman being injured a property in Tarskavaig, on Skye, shortly before 09:00. | Police were initially called to a report of a 32-year-old woman being injured a property in Tarskavaig, on Skye, shortly before 09:00. |
| Officers were then called to an incident about eight miles away (13km) in Teangue at about 09:30. | Officers were then called to an incident about eight miles away (13km) in Teangue at about 09:30. |
| Police said a gun was fired and a 47-year-old man died at the scene. | Police said a gun was fired and a 47-year-old man died at the scene. |
| Police were later called to an incident in Dornie, near Kyle of Lochalsh on the Scottish mainland, where a gun was also fired. | Police were later called to an incident in Dornie, near Kyle of Lochalsh on the Scottish mainland, where a gun was also fired. |
| A man was seriously injured and taken to hospital in Inverness, while a woman was taken to hospital on Skye. | A man was seriously injured and taken to hospital in Inverness, while a woman was taken to hospital on Skye. |
| Police said the incidents were linked and a 39-year-old man had been arrested. He has also been taken to hospital. | Police said the incidents were linked and a 39-year-old man had been arrested. He has also been taken to hospital. |
| Ch Supt Conrad Trickett said: "Incidents such as this are thankfully extremely rare but I understand that this will have a significant effect on the local community in these rural areas. | Ch Supt Conrad Trickett said: "Incidents such as this are thankfully extremely rare but I understand that this will have a significant effect on the local community in these rural areas. |
| "I would like to reassure people that we are treating these incidents as contained with no wider threat to the public. | "I would like to reassure people that we are treating these incidents as contained with no wider threat to the public. |
| "There will a significant police presence in the area over the coming days and we will be working with partners to provide support to the local community." | "There will a significant police presence in the area over the coming days and we will be working with partners to provide support to the local community." |
| The Scottish Ambulance Service said multiple ambulances, air ambulances, a special operations response team and an emergency medical retrieval service team attended the scenes. | The Scottish Ambulance Service said multiple ambulances, air ambulances, a special operations response team and an emergency medical retrieval service team attended the scenes. |
| Police at a property at Teangue on Skye | Police at a property at Teangue on Skye |
| Police Scotland said inquiries in Dornie and the other locations were ongoing | Police Scotland said inquiries in Dornie and the other locations were ongoing |
| Ian Blackford, SNP MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, told BBC Scotland it was very concerning news and that his thoughts were with all those affected. | |
| He said: "As more details come to light, the response of the emergency services seems to have stopped this incident spreading even further than it did. | He said: "As more details come to light, the response of the emergency services seems to have stopped this incident spreading even further than it did. |
| "Thank you for the work that you do." | "Thank you for the work that you do." |
| "Shock and horror" after Skye and Lochalsh shootings - Ian Blackford | |
| "Shock and horror" after Skye and Lochalsh shootings - Ian Blackford | |
| Local MSP Kate Forbes and Highland Council convener Bill Lobban have also praised the work of the emergency services. | Local MSP Kate Forbes and Highland Council convener Bill Lobban have also praised the work of the emergency services. |
| Mr Lobban said: "We are thankful to our emergency services colleagues for bringing this very serious and shocking incident to a close. | Mr Lobban said: "We are thankful to our emergency services colleagues for bringing this very serious and shocking incident to a close. |
| "We will be providing support to the communities and our partners in every way possible. | "We will be providing support to the communities and our partners in every way possible. |
| "The communities of Skye and Dornie will be shocked and saddened by these incidents and our thoughts are with the individuals affected." | "The communities of Skye and Dornie will be shocked and saddened by these incidents and our thoughts are with the individuals affected." |