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An off-duty police officer is understood to have been shot dead and another man injured in a residential area of an Essex seaside town.
Police were called at about 15:30 BST after reports of gunfire just off Redbridge Road in Clacton-on-Sea.
Armed officers are searching the town and residents have been advised to remain indoors as investigations continue.
Police would not comment on the identity of the dead man.
A spokesman said they were confident of catching the gunman after receiving many calls from the public.
He also said when police arrived they found one man dead and another man with serious leg injuries lying in the street.
A BBC Essex reporter said it was a quiet residential area in a "well-to-do" part of Clacton.
A 45-year-old woman, who lives yards from the scene, said: "I heard a lot of commotion at about 3.40 near to flats at the end of the street.
"I didn't know what was going on. There's still a lot of commotion in the street. I saw a man running up the road.
"I don't know anyone involved in what's happened. The whole road has been cordoned off. My husband isn't being allowed back to our house."
Patrick Mooney, 83, returned from a shopping trip at about 16:00 to find police in his street.
"I was escorted back to my house by police and told 'stay inside'," he said.
"I didn't ask what was going on and they didn't tell me."
Hazel Field, 75, who lives in Redbridge Road, said she heard a number of gunshots.
"I was in the garden at the time and heard a gunshot, followed by a woman's scream," she said.
"Then I heard another gunshot, followed by about five more."
Another woman added: "We were standing outside and heard what we thought was a dog howling and then we realised it was a woman screaming.
"We heard a man shouting and then there was another series of gunshots before it went quiet.
"It must have been about 10 to 15 minutes later that we heard police sirens."
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