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- Gunman flees after shooting
By Helen Ward
A gunman was on the run today after a man was shot in
Bath. A 26 year old Bath man was shot in the left leg
after an argument between two families at a block of flats
in Haycombe Drive, Whiteway, He also suffered head injuries.
Police are confident they know the identity of the armed
man who fled the scene immediately after the shooting
which happened at 1am. The seriosly injured man was taken
to the Rayal United Hospital where his condition was said
not to be life threatening.
Inspector Phil Nicholls, of Avon and Somerset Police,
said: "It is unclear what the dispute was all about
but we know that if it was between two families. "The
offender is known to us but at the moment he is not at
the address where we expected him to be. We are actively
looking for him."
Neighbour Miss Jacqeline Wilcox, 44, who moved into the
block of six flats eight weeks ago, said: "I was
in bed, the bang woke me up, I didn't hear shouting. I'm
used to hearing shouting, but it was the actual shot that
woke me up.
"I went back to bed, I just didn'tget involved. "It
hasn't put me off living here. I've lived in Whiteway
all my life. It has got worse in the last couple of years,
but i don't want to move out. "It was a shock that
somebody was shot. You don't expect it when you're in
your own block of flats."
A spokesman for Avon Ambulance said: "When our ambulance
crew arrived they discovered a man with serious injuries
and had to set up a drip before they took him to the RUH.
"We are not sure how he got the head injury butit
may be where he fell."
Residents in Haycombe Drive were shocked, when they heard
about the incident this morning. |
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