A 35-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal shooting at a traveller site in Wiltshire. Wiltshire Police say the victim, Jimmy Ward, 36, is declared dead at the scene at about 8.15am on Sunday, near Cricklade. Police state the incident takes place at the Calcutt Traveller Site near Swindon. The suspect is arrested on Tuesday afternoon in relation to the shooting. Additional details reported by outlets indicate that multiple people are held in connection with the incident, though the reporting is not uniform on their exact number beyond references to several arrests. Police have not issued further publicly confirmed information in the excerpts provided about the circumstances of the shooting or any suspected motive. The matter remains under police investigation.
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal shooting at traveller site in Wiltshire
A 35-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal shooting at a traveller site in Wiltshire. Wiltshire Police say the victim, Jimmy Ward, 36, is declared dead at the scene at abou...
- A fatal shooting occurs at the Calcutt Traveller Site near Swindon, Wiltshire, at about 8.15am on Sunday.
- The victim is named by police as Jimmy Ward, 36, and is pronounced dead at the scene.
- A 35-year-old man is arrested on Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of murder in relation to the shooting.
- Multiple people are reported as being held by police in connection with the incident.
- The police investigation is ongoing.
The victim, who has been named by police as Jimmy Ward, 36, was declared dead at the scene near Cricklade, Wiltshire, at about 8.15am on Sunday
23 hours agoWiltshire Police said the man, 35, was arrested on Tuesday afternoon in relation to the shooting of Jimmy Ward at the Calcutt Traveller Site, near Swindon, at 8.15am on Sunday.
1 day agoThe victim, who has been named by police as Jimmy Ward, 36, was declared dead at the scene near Cricklade, Wiltshire, at about 8.15am on Sunday
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