A number of people have been killed and others injured after a gunman opened fire in several areas of
west Cumbria.
Police are searching for the suspect, named as Derrick Bird, after shots were fired in Whitehaven, Seascale and Egremont.
Detectives said he drove into the central Lakes in a Citroen Picasso before abandoning it in the Boot area.
People who live nearby are being urged to stay indoors for their own protection.
A force spokesman said officers are working to establish the identities of those killed and wounded.
Police were initially called after shots were fired in Duke Street, Whitehaven, at 1035 BST. - BBC
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