A murder investigation has been launched after a man in his 50s died in hospital following a shooting on Saturday, Essex Police said.
Police received reports the man had been shot multiple times outside an address on Water Lane, Roydon, by a group of people in a car.
The man was taken to hospital on Saturday but died in hospital on Sunday afternoon.
Senior investigating officer, Detective Inspector Greg Wood, said: “This is now a murder investigation and we will continue our work to find those responsible for this man’s death, and bring them to justice.
“Our investigation is progressing well and we’re beginning to build up a picture of what happened, but we still need anyone with information to come forward.”
Police have appealed for anyone with information or footage of the incident to contact Essex Police, referencing incident 169 of June 13.
The major crime team can be contacted on email scd.appeals.essex@essex.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101 of contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
