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| Clacton shooting: Man dead and woman injured by gunman | Clacton shooting: Man dead and woman injured by gunman |
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| Police are hunting a gunman after a man was killed and a woman suffered leg injuries in a shooting in a residential area of an Essex resort. | |
| The Essex force was contacted at about 15:30 BST after reports of gunfire in Fairlop Close, Clacton-on-Sea. | |
| Armed officers are spreading out into the town and residents are being advised to remain indoors while they search for the attacker. | |
| Police said the gunman should not be approached by the public. | Police said the gunman should not be approached by the public. |
| Neighbourhood policing officers are maintaining a high-profile presence in the community, supporting victims and witnesses. | Neighbourhood policing officers are maintaining a high-profile presence in the community, supporting victims and witnesses. |
| 'Escorted back' | |
| A 45-year-old woman, who lives yards from the scene, said: "I heard a lot of commotion at about 3.40 near to flats at the end of the street. | |
| "I didn't know what was going on. There's still a lot of commotion in the street. I saw a man running up the road. | |
| "I don't know anyone involved in what's happened. The whole road has been cordoned off. My husband isn't being allowed back to our house." | |
| Patrick Mooney, 83, returned from a shopping trip at about 16:00 to find police in his street. | |
| "I was escorted back to my house by police and told stay inside," he said. | |
| "I didn't ask what was going on and they didn't tell me." | |
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