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Two teenagers and a woman blasted in ‘targeted’ village shotgun raid

THREE people were blasted with a shotgun in what police believe was a targeted attack.

The victims, two teenage lads and a woman, suffered minor pellet injuries — although one of the male victims was said to have been shot in the face and neck.

Three people were blasted with a shotgun in what police believe was a targeted attack in  the village of Red Lodge near Newmarket, Suffolk
East Anglia News Service

All three were taken to hospital but later released after the incident on ­Sunday afternoon in the village of Red Lodge near Newmarket, Suffolk.

Four men — aged 24. 25, 29 and 35 — were arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent to cause bodily harm.

Suffolk Police Det Chief Inspector Mike Brown said: “Officers were quickly at the scene and the suspects located.


“We are confident this was a targeted attack and there is no threat to the wider public.”

Red Lodge has a population of 3,800 and includes a modern housing estate plus older homes dating from 1926.

Police on standby near the scene of the crime
East Anglia News Service
Red Lodge has a population of 3,800 and includes a modern housing estate plus older homes dating from 1926
East Anglia News Service