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The family of a father and son shot dead with another man in Hertfordshire have paid tribute to them.The family of a father and son shot dead with another man in Hertfordshire have paid tribute to them.
Keith Cowell, 52, and his son Matthew, 17, died alongside 33-year-old Tony Dulieu, of Billericay, in the shooting in Bishop's Stortford on Tuesday.Keith Cowell, 52, and his son Matthew, 17, died alongside 33-year-old Tony Dulieu, of Billericay, in the shooting in Bishop's Stortford on Tuesday.
Mr Cowell's wife Nicole described her husband as a "very generous man" and "uncommonly kind". Mr Cowell was described as "uncommonly kind" by his wife Nicole.
Her daughter Charlotte said her brother was renowned "for his sense of humour and wit". Two men have been arrested. On Saturday afternoon magistrates gave police a further 36 hours to quiz two men from Stevenage who were arrested in connection with the shootings.
Nicole Cowell, 46, had left for work at Stansted Airport minutes before the gunmen arrived at the house in Plaw Hatch Close. The men had been arrested on suspicion of murder on Thursday night.
It has been revealed that Nicole Cowell, 46, left for work at Stansted Airport just minutes before the gunmen arrived at the house in Plaw Hatch Close.
There have been many unpleasant, distressing and untrue things said about Keith and Matthew Family statementThere have been many unpleasant, distressing and untrue things said about Keith and Matthew Family statement
Another 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. Their condition remains serious but stable.Another 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. Their condition remains serious but stable.
A three-year-old girl who was also in the house was unharmed.A three-year-old girl who was also in the house was unharmed.
In a statement the family said: "Keith loved his family very much and was never afraid to show it.In a statement the family said: "Keith loved his family very much and was never afraid to show it.
"He was a very generous man and was always the first to offer a helping hand to friends, family or indeed strangers.""He was a very generous man and was always the first to offer a helping hand to friends, family or indeed strangers."
They said their home "was always open to friends and family" but admitted this "occasionally caused consternation amongst neighbours".They said their home "was always open to friends and family" but admitted this "occasionally caused consternation amongst neighbours".
"Matthew shared a lot of his father's attributes. He was extremely popular," the statement said."Matthew shared a lot of his father's attributes. He was extremely popular," the statement said.
In reaction to speculation that the attack was drugs-related, the family said: "There have been many unpleasant, distressing and untrue things said about Keith and Matthew.In reaction to speculation that the attack was drugs-related, the family said: "There have been many unpleasant, distressing and untrue things said about Keith and Matthew.
"More so because some have been contributed by people claiming to be friends of the family."More so because some have been contributed by people claiming to be friends of the family.
"We would encourage people to read the cards and tributes left for them outside the house by those who really knew them.""We would encourage people to read the cards and tributes left for them outside the house by those who really knew them."