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| Inquiry into shotgun death begins | |
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| Forensic investigations have begun in a Monmouthshire village where one man is dead and two neighbouring brothers have shotgun wounds to their legs. The brothers, aged 17 and 20, were found wounded in Govilon on Sunday. | |
| A man, named locally as Trevor Fallon was found dead in a field with a shotgun near his body. | |
| Local people said the neighbours had had a dispute. Mr Fallon's home has been sealed off while forensic scientists investigate. | |
| The ambulance was called. They took a long time as, apparently, they weren't allowed to come to the scene until armed police came Villager John Preece Armed police discovered the body of Mr Fallon, who was said to be originally from the Preston area of Lancashire. | |
| Residents said the first sign anything was wrong was a series of "tremendous bangs". | Residents said the first sign anything was wrong was a series of "tremendous bangs". |
| They rushed out to find the two brothers had been shot. One of the first on the scene was villager John Preece. | They rushed out to find the two brothers had been shot. One of the first on the scene was villager John Preece. |
| John Preece recalled hearing 'tremendous bangs'He said: "Me and a couple of the neighbours ran around. He (one of the brothers) was laying on the floor. He was screaming, saying 'he shot me, he shot me'. | John Preece recalled hearing 'tremendous bangs'He said: "Me and a couple of the neighbours ran around. He (one of the brothers) was laying on the floor. He was screaming, saying 'he shot me, he shot me'. |
| "We tried to calm him down and the ambulance was called. They took a long time as, apparently, they weren't allowed to come to the scene until armed police came. | "We tried to calm him down and the ambulance was called. They took a long time as, apparently, they weren't allowed to come to the scene until armed police came. |
| "I was attending to the boy lying on the lawn and there was screaming from the house. I realised then that another one had been shot. | "I was attending to the boy lying on the lawn and there was screaming from the house. I realised then that another one had been shot. |
| "He was in the kitchen and he was in quite a bad way. The kitchen was covered in blood, it was pretty gruesome." | "He was in the kitchen and he was in quite a bad way. The kitchen was covered in blood, it was pretty gruesome." |
| Mr Preece said that it seemed that the third man, Mr Fallon, had run round to a nearby field. A forensic examination of the scene is continuingArmed police officers sealed off the area as they searched for the gunman. | |
| They raided the house next door to the brothers', where Mr Fallon had lived for five years. | They raided the house next door to the brothers', where Mr Fallon had lived for five years. |
| Mr Preece said officers found his body in the front field. | Mr Preece said officers found his body in the front field. |
| The two brothers, who have not been identified, were taken to Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny. | |
| Their condition is not thought to be life-threatening, but the elder is said to be more seriously injured. | |
| I'm really concerned about this because it shows the dangers of guns in the house Councillor Verona Nelmes | I'm really concerned about this because it shows the dangers of guns in the house Councillor Verona Nelmes |
| Detectives said they were not currently looking for anyone else as part of their inquiry. | Detectives said they were not currently looking for anyone else as part of their inquiry. |
| Monmouthshire councillor Verona Nelmes described the shooting as an "absolute tragedy". | Monmouthshire councillor Verona Nelmes described the shooting as an "absolute tragedy". |
| "I'm really concerned about this because it shows the dangers of guns in the house," she said. | "I'm really concerned about this because it shows the dangers of guns in the house," she said. |
| "It also shows that if there is a history of neighbour disputes, then we need to look at what has happened in the past, and I will be asking the local authority if we have had any evidence of complaints coming in. I think the police need to look as well." | "It also shows that if there is a history of neighbour disputes, then we need to look at what has happened in the past, and I will be asking the local authority if we have had any evidence of complaints coming in. I think the police need to look as well." |
| Mr Fallon had worked as a caretaker for the Gwent Theatre Company, based in Abergavenny, for six years. | Mr Fallon had worked as a caretaker for the Gwent Theatre Company, based in Abergavenny, for six years. |
| Its administrative director, Julia Davies, said: "We're very saddened by what has happened. He was a lovely, lovely man and a very valued member of staff." | |