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| Cambridgeshire shootings: man charged with murder over deaths of father and son | Cambridgeshire shootings: man charged with murder over deaths of father and son |
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| Stephen Alderton, 66, will appear in court in connection with killings of father and son Gary and Josh Dunmore | Stephen Alderton, 66, will appear in court in connection with killings of father and son Gary and Josh Dunmore |
| A man has been charged with the murders of a father and son following two shootings in villages in Cambridgeshire. | A man has been charged with the murders of a father and son following two shootings in villages in Cambridgeshire. |
| Stephen Alderton, 66, has been charged with the murders of Garyand Joshua Dunmore after the incidents near Huntingdon on Wednesday, Cambridgeshire police said. | Stephen Alderton, 66, has been charged with the murders of Garyand Joshua Dunmore after the incidents near Huntingdon on Wednesday, Cambridgeshire police said. |
| Alderton, of no fixed abode, has also been charged with one count of possession of a firearm and is due to appear at Huntingdon magistrates court on Saturday. | Alderton, of no fixed abode, has also been charged with one count of possession of a firearm and is due to appear at Huntingdon magistrates court on Saturday. |
| Two people, a 27-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, who were also arrested in connection with the murders, were released without charge on Friday, the force said. | Two people, a 27-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, who were also arrested in connection with the murders, were released without charge on Friday, the force said. |
| The victims’ family paid tribute to the “devoted” father and son in a statement released via police. | |
| They said: “Josh was a devoted father and a loving uncle. He was a wonderful son and brother, and leaves behind an extensive group of family and friends. He will be deeply missed and the devastation this has caused will never heal. | |
| “Gary was the most devoted son, brother, dad, and grandad, who gave everything for those he loved. He was a gentle and generous person who always put others before himself and he’ll be massively missed by his family and all those who knew and loved him.” | |
| They asked for privacy to mourn the losses. | |
| Officers were first called to reports of gunshots at a property in Meridian Close, Bluntisham, just after 9pm on Wednesday. They arrived to find Josh Dunmore, 32, dead with a gunshot wound. | |
| At 9.37pm, police received a call from a person in nearby Sutton, again reporting hearing gunshots. The body of Gary Dunmore, 57, was found at a property there. | |
| Outside Gary Dunmore’s home in The Row, Sutton, a floral tribute read: “To my dear neighbour Gary. A man who loved his family dearly, a dear friend to all, so helpful and kind and was always around as a friend and my little odd job man. I’m going to miss you.” | Outside Gary Dunmore’s home in The Row, Sutton, a floral tribute read: “To my dear neighbour Gary. A man who loved his family dearly, a dear friend to all, so helpful and kind and was always around as a friend and my little odd job man. I’m going to miss you.” |
| A floral tribute left for Josh Dunmore in Bluntisham said: “So sad a young life to be taken like this and a little boy now with no daddy. Thinking of the family. RIP Josh X.” | A floral tribute left for Josh Dunmore in Bluntisham said: “So sad a young life to be taken like this and a little boy now with no daddy. Thinking of the family. RIP Josh X.” |