One killed in Hove shooting
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A 31-year-old man has been gunned down and killed in a Hove street.Two others were shot at during the attack in Church Road at around 11:30pm last night.
Police are treating the shooting as a murder and two attempted murders.
Church Road remains closed this morning while forensics officers examine the scene.
The victim, who was from Kent, was fatally shot by a man as both of them were walking near the junction with Selborne Road.
Detective Chief Inspector Ian Pollard, from the Surrey & Sussex Major Crime Team, is leading the investigation.
He said: "The victim was in the street when he was shot in the body at about 11.30pm on Saturday. He was treated at the scene before being taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital where he sadly died in the early hours.
"Two other men, who were with the victim, were also shot at by the man as they walking in the street. We are therefore treating this as a murder and two attempted murders.
"Officers and staff from the Neighbourhood Policing Team are in the local area to assist the investigation and to speak to residents who may be concerned or worried.
"I recognise that the murder will be of considerable concern to the people of Brighton & Hove but I can assure them that this is an isolated incident. I have committed a number of resources to this investigation in an effort to find those responsible and bring them to justice.
10min walk from my house :x
