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| Gloucester pub 'machete' killing prompts murder arrest | |
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| A murder inquiry has been launched after a man was killed in a suspected machete attack in a pub car park. | |
| The 19-year-old victim, named locally as Zac Evans, died outside The Pike and Musket pub in Tuffley, Gloucestershire, police said. | |
| Three men were assaulted by a man with a "bladed weapon believed to be a machete" at about 00:40 GMT, officers confirmed. | |
| A man has been arrested in on suspicion of murder. | |
| A man, 22, was seriously hurt and is in a stable condition in hospital following surgery, police said. | |
| An 18-year-old man received minor injuries. | An 18-year-old man received minor injuries. |
| Police said a weapon had not been recovered. | |
| John Powell, who lives nearby, said he heard "shouting and screaming" around the time of the attack. | John Powell, who lives nearby, said he heard "shouting and screaming" around the time of the attack. |
| "My wife looked out of the bedroom window and saw someone down outside the pub," he said. | "My wife looked out of the bedroom window and saw someone down outside the pub," he said. |
| "We guessed there was something wrong, and the next thing we knew, all these police cars and flashing lights came up. We guessed it was something serious. | "We guessed there was something wrong, and the next thing we knew, all these police cars and flashing lights came up. We guessed it was something serious. |
| "You can't imagine it happening in a place as quiet as this." | "You can't imagine it happening in a place as quiet as this." |
| Police appealed for witnesses to contact them. | Police appealed for witnesses to contact them. |