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Attempted murder arrest after suspected shooting

Sammy JenkinsWiltshire
News imageBBC The cordon in St Paul's Street in Swindon. It is a residential street, with rows of terraced houses and parking to the left hand side. There are double yellow lines on the right of the carriageway.BBC
Police responded to reports of gunfire in Gorse Hill, Swindon

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after another man suffered a suspected gunshot wound.

Wiltshire Police was called to St Paul's Street in the Gorse Hill area of Swindon just before 21:00 BST on Friday after reports of a gun being fired.

The suspect was arrested at an address in Queen's Drive and a man in his 30s was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.

The force said a cordon remained in place at both locations for investigation work and encouraged anyone with relevant information to contact officers.

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