This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8066691.stm
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 3 | Version 4 |
---|---|
Police investigate three murders | Police investigate three murders |
(20 minutes later) | |
Detectives are investigating three murders after two men and a 17-year-old boy were killed on Sunday. | Detectives are investigating three murders after two men and a 17-year-old boy were killed on Sunday. |
The teenager received fatal wounds at a house in Drakemire Drive, Castlemilk, in Glasgow, just after 0300 BST. | The teenager received fatal wounds at a house in Drakemire Drive, Castlemilk, in Glasgow, just after 0300 BST. |
Robert Currie, 20, from Dumbarton, died after being taken to hospital following a disturbance in Auchenreoch Avenue, Dumbarton, at about 1455 BST. | Robert Currie, 20, from Dumbarton, died after being taken to hospital following a disturbance in Auchenreoch Avenue, Dumbarton, at about 1455 BST. |
A man aged 22 died after an incident involving about 15 people in Forge Street, Glasgow, at about 1715 BST. | A man aged 22 died after an incident involving about 15 people in Forge Street, Glasgow, at about 1715 BST. |
Strathclyde Police have appealed for witnesses to all three murders, and asked anyone with information to come forward. | Strathclyde Police have appealed for witnesses to all three murders, and asked anyone with information to come forward. |
'Absolutely tragic' | |
The 22-year-old man suffered serious injuries in the disturbance in Forge Street and was pronounced dead on arrival at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. | The 22-year-old man suffered serious injuries in the disturbance in Forge Street and was pronounced dead on arrival at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. |
A 28-year-old man was also injured and taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary for treatment. His condition was described as serious but stable. | |
Detectives said there would appear to have been about 15 people involved in the disturbance. | Detectives said there would appear to have been about 15 people involved in the disturbance. |
Det Supt Michael Orr told BBC Scotland that having three murders in the space of 24 hours was "absolutely tragic". | |
He said: "We have three incident rooms running from three offices in the force and a high number of officers engaged in the investigations." | |
Officers said there was no indication the violence had been linked to Sunday's SPL deciders involving Celtic and Rangers. |