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| Clacton shooting: One man dead and one hurt by gunman | |
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| Police are hunting a gunman after a man was killed and another man suffered serious 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 just off Redbridge Road in 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. | 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. |
| A spokesman said they were confident of catching the gunman after receiving many calls from the public. | |
| He also said when police arrived they found one man dead and another man with serious leg injuries lying in the street. | |
| A BBC Radio Essex reporter said it was a quiet residential area with cars on the drive in a "well-to-do" part of Clacton. | |
| 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' | '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. | 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 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." | "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. | 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." | "I didn't ask what was going on and they didn't tell me." |
| Hazel Field, 75, who lives in Redbridge Road, said she heard a number of gunshots. | |
| "I was in the garden at the time and heard a gunshot, followed by a woman's scream," she said. | |
| "Then I heard another gunshot, followed by about five more." | |
| Another woman added: "We were standing outside and heard what we thought was a dog howling and then we realised it was a woman screaming. | |
| "We heard a man shouting and then there was another series of gunshots, before it went quiet. | |
| "It must have been about 10 to 15 minutes later that we heard police sirens." | |
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