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Sussex Police: Hove shooting 'not random attack' Hove shooting 'not random attack', say Sussex Police
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A fatal shooting in Hove where a gunman apparently also tried to shoot two others dead was not random, Sussex Police have said. A fatal shooting in Hove in which a gunman apparently also tried to shoot dead two other people was not random, Sussex Police have said.
Police began a murder inquiry after a Kent man was shot in Church Road on Saturday night. He later died. The man died after being shot in Church Road on Saturday night and two other men were shot at but not injured .
Two other men were shot at but not injured. Police said they were investigating two attempted murders as the handgun was discharged three times. Police have begun a murder inquiry and said they were also investigating two attempted murders as the handgun was discharged three times.
The 31-year-old man who died has not yet been identified. The 31-year-old Kent man who died has not yet been identified.
'Incredibly dangerous''Incredibly dangerous'
Supt Simon Nelson said: "It was horrific and it is tragic for the family affected and for the witnesses around there, but we can be confident it wasn't random."Supt Simon Nelson said: "It was horrific and it is tragic for the family affected and for the witnesses around there, but we can be confident it wasn't random."
He said the person who had carried out the shooting was "obviously incredibly dangerous" and the major crime team was determined to catch them.He said the person who had carried out the shooting was "obviously incredibly dangerous" and the major crime team was determined to catch them.
But he also said the incident was not gang-related, not linked to any other crime and he said there was a very low risk to the community.But he also said the incident was not gang-related, not linked to any other crime and he said there was a very low risk to the community.
Supt Nelson said the force had a large major crime team working on the investigation, with officers following up "positive leads".Supt Nelson said the force had a large major crime team working on the investigation, with officers following up "positive leads".
He urged anyone with information about the incident, which happened in a very busy area of Hove, to contact officers.He urged anyone with information about the incident, which happened in a very busy area of Hove, to contact officers.