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| Father and son killed in shooting | Father and son killed in shooting |
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| A father and son were two of three people shot dead at their family home in Hertfordshire. | A father and son were two of three people shot dead at their family home in Hertfordshire. |
| Keith Cowell, 52, and his son Matthew, 17, died in the shooting in Bishop's Stortford on Tuesday night. The third victim, aged 33, has not been named. | Keith Cowell, 52, and his son Matthew, 17, died in the shooting in Bishop's Stortford on Tuesday night. The third victim, aged 33, has not been named. |
| Wife and mother Nicole Cowell, 46, had left for work at Stansted Airport, minutes before the gunmen arrived. | Wife and mother Nicole Cowell, 46, had left for work at Stansted Airport, minutes before the gunmen arrived. |
| Police are hunting two Asian men, aged in their early 20s, seen driving a red car away from the scene on Tuesday. | Police are hunting two Asian men, aged in their early 20s, seen driving a red car away from the scene on Tuesday. |
| A woman aged 54, believed to be Mr Cowell's sister, and a woman aged 23, believed to be Matthew's girlfriend Claire, were seriously injured in the shooting. | A woman aged 54, believed to be Mr Cowell's sister, and a woman aged 23, believed to be Matthew's girlfriend Claire, were seriously injured in the shooting. |
| Matthew had it all before him at 17 Roger Spellane | Matthew had it all before him at 17 Roger Spellane |
| A girl, aged three, thought to be Claire's daughter, was found unharmed in the house in Plaw Hatch Close. | A girl, aged three, thought to be Claire's daughter, was found unharmed in the house in Plaw Hatch Close. |
| Mrs Cowell's brother Roger Spellane, 55, a kitchen fitter from Wood Green, London, said his sister had left for work at about 2130 BST on Tuesday. | Mrs Cowell's brother Roger Spellane, 55, a kitchen fitter from Wood Green, London, said his sister had left for work at about 2130 BST on Tuesday. |
| Emergency crews were called to the house 10 minutes later. | Emergency crews were called to the house 10 minutes later. |
| 'Lovely chap' | 'Lovely chap' |
| Mr Spellane said his sister had to formally identify her husband and son at the hospital morgue where their bodies were taken. | Mr Spellane said his sister had to formally identify her husband and son at the hospital morgue where their bodies were taken. |
| "My sister is in a state of shock as you can imagine and I haven't really been able to talk to her properly," Mr Spellane said. | "My sister is in a state of shock as you can imagine and I haven't really been able to talk to her properly," Mr Spellane said. |
| "I know she is being looked after by her married daughter Charlotte." | "I know she is being looked after by her married daughter Charlotte." |
| His 87-year-old mother Irene Spellane had also been told of the death of her grandson and son-in-law. | His 87-year-old mother Irene Spellane had also been told of the death of her grandson and son-in-law. |
| Mr Spellane said: "Keith was a lovely man and showed nothing but kindness to my family. I have known him for years. | Mr Spellane said: "Keith was a lovely man and showed nothing but kindness to my family. I have known him for years. |
| "They were married for 25 years and in that time I never had any problems with him. He was a lovely chap. | "They were married for 25 years and in that time I never had any problems with him. He was a lovely chap. |
| "Matthew had it all before him at 17. I don't know what he did for a living. The last time I saw them all was at Charlotte's wedding last summer." | "Matthew had it all before him at 17. I don't know what he did for a living. The last time I saw them all was at Charlotte's wedding last summer." |
| Roger said the older woman who was shot and injured in the incident had been Mr Cowell's sister. He said the younger woman is Matthew's girlfriend Claire. | Roger said the older woman who was shot and injured in the incident had been Mr Cowell's sister. He said the younger woman is Matthew's girlfriend Claire. |
| Targeted incident | |
| He said the three-year-old girl taken from the house was not his nephew's child, but Claire's by a previous relationship. | He said the three-year-old girl taken from the house was not his nephew's child, but Claire's by a previous relationship. |
| Ch Supt Al Thomas, of Hertfordshire Police, said: "We share the concern and sense of shock within the community. | |
| "Early information suggests this was a targeted incident and not a random attack." | |
| Post-mortem examinations were conducted on the three bodies on Wednesday but the results have not yet been made public. |