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04/10/03 - Drive-by shooting
targeted
ic Wales
The daylight shooting of a 32-year-old man in the heart
of a picturesque market town was almost certainly a targeted
attack, police said.
The man was killed and another man injured after two
gunmen pulled up in a van beside them in Brewery Road,
Hoddesdon, Herts, and opened fire at 9.20am.
The injured man, from London, was not seriously hurt
and was helping police with their inquiries.
The victim, who lived in Stevenage, Herts, would not
be named until all next of kin had been informed, police
said.
Hertfordshire's Assistant Chief Constable Jerry Alford
said the suspects' van was later found burning in the
Lampits area of the town, where the two men were then
thought to have made off in a silver saloon car.
Mr Alford said it was not clear at this stage whether
the victim and his companion were in a blue Peugeot
car or about to get into it at the time of the shooting.
Speaking at the scene of the shooting, he said a drugs-related
motive was just "one of many theories" police
were considering at this stage.
Asked if the attack could have been a contract killing,
Mr Alford said it was "far too early to speculate".
He said there were currently no descriptions of the
suspects because they were believed to be wearing balaclavas
or jumpers pulled over their heads.
Mr Alford urged the public in Hoddesdon not to panic and
said the shooting was "a very, very unusual incident"
for the area. |
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