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Murder probe after Burwell 'firearms' death | Murder probe after Burwell 'firearms' death |
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"Firearms were involved" in the murder of a 36-year-old man in Cambridgeshire, police have said. | "Firearms were involved" in the murder of a 36-year-old man in Cambridgeshire, police have said. |
Officers were called to reports of a shooting in First Drove, Burwell, at about 02:00 GMT. | Officers were called to reports of a shooting in First Drove, Burwell, at about 02:00 GMT. |
Cambridgeshire Police said the investigation was in its early stages but the murder was being treated as "an isolated incident". | Cambridgeshire Police said the investigation was in its early stages but the murder was being treated as "an isolated incident". |
Det Ch Insp Jason Gordon said the man's family had been informed but formal identification had not yet taken place. | Det Ch Insp Jason Gordon said the man's family had been informed but formal identification had not yet taken place. |
A cordon is in place at First Drove and will remain "for some time," police said. | A cordon is in place at First Drove and will remain "for some time," police said. |
Det Ch Insp Gordon, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit, added: | Det Ch Insp Gordon, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit, added: |
"We are keen to hear from anyone who may have information about this man's death." | "We are keen to hear from anyone who may have information about this man's death." |
A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said when crews arrived at the scene, they found one man dead. | |
A second man was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with facial injuries, not thought to be life-threatening. |