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Murder arrest after man, 75, shot dead in field

Ashley Stocks Four forensic officers, dressed in white suits and wearing blue masks and white hairnets, stand next to a blue van in a fieldAshley Stocks
The 75-year-old victim was found in a field on Pinfold Lane in Scarisbrick

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 75-year-old was shot dead in a field.

The man was found on Pinfold Lane in Scarisbrick at about 16:55 BST on Thursday and was pronounced dead at the scene, Lancashire Police said.

A 29-year-old man from Scarisbrick remains in custody after police recovered a shotgun from the scene.

The force said the two men were "known to each other", and officers were not "looking for anyone else in connection with this incident".

Ashley Stocks An ambulance, a police car and a black car parked next to a fence and a hedge and alongside a ploughed field, which also had trees on its bordersAshley Stocks
Police said the two men were known to each other

Det Ch Insp Andy Fallows said: "A man has very sadly lost his life as a result of this, and we have a dedicated team of officers working to establish what led to his death."

He appealed to the public for anyone with information or dashcam footage to get in touch with the force.

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