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Two people are reported to have been shot and several seriously injured in Hertfordshire. A shooting is reported to have taken place leaving several people seriously injured in Hertfordshire.
Police said they were called to Pixmore Avenue, near Letchworth railway station, shortly before midday and recovered weapons from the scene.Police said they were called to Pixmore Avenue, near Letchworth railway station, shortly before midday and recovered weapons from the scene.
A spokeswoman said a number of arrests had been made and said the area had been cordoned off, but she refused to confirm there had been a shooting. Herts police confirmed there had been a shooting in the town. A spokeswoman said a number of arrests had been made and the area had been cordoned off.
Eyewitnesses told the BBC two people were wounded by gunshots. Eyewitnesses told the BBC people were wounded by gunshots.
Ellen Rose, an onlooker, told the BBC she understood three shots had been fired and this followed a collision between two cars.
Police forensic experts had been examining a silver Mondeo car, she added.
A taxi driver, near Letchworth's railway station, who did not want to be named said: "As far as I know a man has been shot in the face three times.
"I've been told by other drivers that one of the blokes said he was going to shoot the other and the other one said 'go on then'. And he did, three times."