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| Police hunt gunman after Mark Jones shot in Mountain Ash | |
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| Police are hunting for a gunman after a man was shot in Rhondda Cynon Taff. | |
| Mark Jones, 43, from Mountain Ash, was shot at about 19:40 BST on Sunday in a layby on New Road in an area known locally as Lletty Turner Bends. | |
| Two gunshots were heard coming from Mr Jones's parked white Audi A3 and he is in a critical condition in Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. | |
| South Wales Police have confirmed officers are looking for a suspect in relation to the shooting. | |
| New Road between Mountain Ash and Abercynon has been sealed off since the shooting. | New Road between Mountain Ash and Abercynon has been sealed off since the shooting. |
| Det Chf Insp Ceri Hughes said: "This incident has understandably caused concern to members of the public and we want to reassure the community that we are dealing with this incident as a priority. | |
| "While we recognise this is worrying for the local community, we do not believe there is a risk to the wider public." |