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Monday, 11 November, 2002, 10:53 GMT
Man questioned over shooting
A Somerset man is being held by police after an incident in Wiveliscombe in which a 37-year-old man died from gunshot wounds.
Police are questioning the 51-year-old man over the incident which happened at 2357 GMT on 9 November. Ambulance and armed police response units were sent to the scene and arrived to find the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the head but still alive. He was taken to Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, but died shortly afterwards. A firearm was recovered from the scene and police are describing the incident as "isolated". Police are not seeking anyone else in connection with the shooting.
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