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| Girl, 3, survives fatal shooting | Girl, 3, survives fatal shooting |
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| A three-year-old girl has survived a "targeted" shooting at a house that left three dead and two injured. | A three-year-old girl has survived a "targeted" shooting at a house that left three dead and two injured. |
| Hertfordshire police were called to an incident at a house in Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford, on Tuesday. | Hertfordshire police were called to an incident at a house in Plaw Hatch Close, Bishop's Stortford, on Tuesday. |
| Two men, aged 33 and 52, and a 17-year-old boy died at the scene. Two women, aged 23 and 54, were injured. | Two men, aged 33 and 52, and a 17-year-old boy died at the scene. Two women, aged 23 and 54, were injured. |
| They are in a critical but stable condition in hospital. The girl was found in the house unharmed. Police have begun a murder inquiry. | They are in a critical but stable condition in hospital. The girl was found in the house unharmed. Police have begun a murder inquiry. |
| Police are looking for two slim Asian men in connection with the attack. | |
| The pair were seen making off from the scene in a small red car, and were described by police as being aged in their late teens or early 20s. | The pair were seen making off from the scene in a small red car, and were described by police as being aged in their late teens or early 20s. |
| 'Sense of shock' | 'Sense of shock' |
| Officers have been conducting a full investigation of the scene. | Officers have been conducting a full investigation of the scene. |
| Ch Supt Al Thomas, of Herts Police, said: "We don't underestimate the impact of these murders. | Ch Supt Al Thomas, of Herts Police, said: "We don't underestimate the impact of these murders. |
| "We share the concern and sense of shock within the community. | "We share the concern and sense of shock within the community. |
| "Early information suggests this was a targeted incident and not a random attack, we have no information to suggest this is part of a trend or escalation in gun crime in the county." | "Early information suggests this was a targeted incident and not a random attack, we have no information to suggest this is part of a trend or escalation in gun crime in the county." |
| Witnesses at the scene said a father and son had been killed in the attack, but police have not yet released the identities of the victims or their relationships. | Witnesses at the scene said a father and son had been killed in the attack, but police have not yet released the identities of the victims or their relationships. |
| House-to-house inquires were being carried out and a forensic search of the area under way. | House-to-house inquires were being carried out and a forensic search of the area under way. |
| A neighbour, Richard Guy, told BBC News: "I came back from the pub about twelve o'clock and, yeah, there was police here. | A neighbour, Richard Guy, told BBC News: "I came back from the pub about twelve o'clock and, yeah, there was police here. |
| "I mean, before I went out I heard a bang and a car speed off quite quickly but it's something that I hear round here quite regularly so I didn't really expect it to be anything, anything bad. | "I mean, before I went out I heard a bang and a car speed off quite quickly but it's something that I hear round here quite regularly so I didn't really expect it to be anything, anything bad. |
| "I've only been here since December. For something to this extent to happen already - it's quite a shock to everyone I think." | "I've only been here since December. For something to this extent to happen already - it's quite a shock to everyone I think." |
| Dean O'Connell, who also lives in the close, said: "You don't expect it somewhere like this, but this estate is renowned for a little bit of drugs - most of the trouble here, I imagine, is because of drugs." | Dean O'Connell, who also lives in the close, said: "You don't expect it somewhere like this, but this estate is renowned for a little bit of drugs - most of the trouble here, I imagine, is because of drugs." |
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