Two men were killed and another shot in the legs after a gruesome gun attack in a farm.
A
59-year-old and 53-year-old were found dead at the scene and a
36-year-old man, who was the son of the 59-year-old, suffered gunshot
wounds to his legs.
The 59-year-old has been named as Peter Thompson, Sky reported. The 53-year-old has not been identified.
Police said that the son drove to a nearby pub called the Auldhouse Arms pub to get help following the incident.

He is being treated in hospital for wounds to his legs after the bloody incident in Auldhouse, south Lanarkshire.
The 53-year-old, who was a registered firearms owner, is not related to the other two men.
Police refused to confirm whether he had taken his own life, the BBC said.
Neither of the dead men has yet been named by police.
A floral tribute left at the scene read: 'RIP Peter. A true gentleman. You will be sadly missed.'
Police were called to Meadowhead Farm
at about 8.10am and the village of Chapeltown was put into 'lockdown'
according to local reports.
Police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and no danger is posed to the public.
The manager of the fully licensed
equestrian centre confirmed that there had been an incident, but
declined to comment on the 'targeted' attack.
Superintendent Elaine Ferguson of
Police Scotland todl a press conference: 'At 10 past eight this morning
Police Scotland received a call from ambulance control. They had had a
report of a male having been shot in Meadowhead Farm in the East
Kilbride area.
'Specialist
firearms resources attended, backed up by local officers and we can
confirm that a male aged 59 and a male aged 53 have been fatally
injured.
'A 36-year-old man
is currently in hospital being treated. We can confirm that the
59-year-old and the 36-year-old are father and son.
'The incident happened within the farm area.
'When
we were dealing with this incident we received information that led us
to the Clarkston area. We deployed further resources and a male is now a
witness in relation to the first incident although he wasn't at the
farm at the time.
'We are
not looking for anybody else in relation to this incident and all the
firearms are contained to that farm and there is no danger to the
public.'
Ms Ferguson added:
'The scene has now been handed over to the CID officers. They have
attended there with a number of other specialist resources. They will
conduct their inquiries to find out exactly what the circumstances were
that led to this tragic incident.'
The East Kilbride News reported that a cordon is in place and an incident room has been set up at Chapelton Primary School.
The
Evening News reported that Auldhouse village and neighbouring Chapelton
was locked-down by police and residents told to stay inside their
homes.
A helicopter was seen circling the area and roads were closed.
Meadowhead Farm offers riding lessons and treks and cancelled all lessons today.
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