Lechlade shooting: Armed cops storm Cotswolds town as man 'gunned down in car'

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was reportedly shot in a vehicle in Lechlade, a sleepy town in the Cotswolds

07:38, 21 Apr 2026Updated 07:40, 21 Apr 2026

Armed police stormed a town in the Cotswolds following reports that a man had been shot in a car.

Gloucestershire Constabulary said officers were called to Lechlade at 7.10pm on Monday.

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