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Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Two men dead and another injured after gunman opens fire at equestrian centre in 'targeted attack'

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.
Police stand guard outside Auldhouse, East Kilbride where two people have died in the terrifying gun attack
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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