UPDATE: Double shooting leaves FATHER and SON DEAD in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire Police were first called just after 9pm on Wednesday March 29 to investigate reports of gunshots in Bluntisham, Cambridgeshire. The body of an unnamed 32-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound, writes The Daily Mail.

Then at 9.37pm, another call was taken from a person approximately six miles away in Sutton, near Ely, again the sound of gunshots. The second victim a 57-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds. Both deaths are being treated as murder.

New information just in has confirmed the attack was targeted. Police spokesperson Ch Supt John Hutchinson said that the victims were father and son. “Once we had identified that family relationship, it became quite apparent why this attack may have happened and this is clearly a targeted and isolated attack.”

The incident appeared to be related to a “familial issue” and he confirmed a “custody battle” was “an active line of inquiry”.

Formal identification has yet to be announced by Police.

Police arrested three suspects early on Thursday March 30, in Cambridge a 27-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman. While a 66-year-old man was also arrested in the Worcester area.

All three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.

A white Peugeot 208, and a shotgun have been recovered. While the properties in Meridian Close and The Row have been closed off as police officers continue to investigate.

DI Mark Butler from the major crime unit, said: ‘We have launched two linked murder investigations following the shootings of two men at separate properties in the county.

‘These events will be shocking to local people and there will be understandable concerns within local communities, however, we are treating the attacks as targeted and there is no wider risk to the general public.

‘There will be an increased police presence in the areas concerned today and officers and scenes of crime officers will be at the scenes throughout the day.

‘Our thoughts also go out to the family and friends of the victims. Specially trained officers are in touch with them and they are helping our investigation.

‘Detectives are now beginning inquiries into how these events unfolded and we are appealing to anyone who was in either area and saw anyone acting suspiciously or a white Peugeot 208.

‘Any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, could be very important to our investigation.’

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