POLICE HUNT 'GETAWAY' CARS AFTER DOUBLE SHOOTING Sunday 18 February 2001 4:50pm Police investigating a shooting which left one man dead and another seriously injured have launched a nationwide search for two vehicles seen leaving the scene. Officers have issued an all ports alert and warned the public to report sightings of a red Audi saloon and a blue Range Rover, but not to approach anyone inside the vehicles. Both cars left the scene of the shooting at Pangbourne Mews, a row of four terraced houses on the Reading Road in Pangbourne, Berkshire, at about 9.20pm yesterday. Police, who had earlier been called to a disturbance at a house there, returned when neighbours reported shots being fired. A 27-year-old man was found dead in the grounds of an adjacent church. A 33-year-old man was discovered nearby with gunshot wounds. He was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, where he underwent surgery overnight. The victims do not live in the village, but both have addresses in the Reading area. Detective Inspector Paul Cassell said they were hunting highly dangerous criminals. "This was a shocking crime committed near a busy main road in a town which has never experienced anything like this before. "Anybody else who knows anything about the shootings should also contact police as soon as possible," Mr Cassell said. Ian Crimp, 59, who lives opposite the scene of the shootings, says: "Shortly after nine last night I heard between eight and 10 loud bangs, but assumed they were fireworks. "After about 10 minutes, an elderly neighbour who lives on her own rang me to say she was concerned about the noises. I opened my front door and there were teams of police and paramedics already there - many were armed." Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01
