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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Frances Perraudin

Man 'shot and killed' by arrow in Dundee

Police tape
Police cordoned off the area around the Dundonald Court flats in Dundee on Monday. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

A police investigation is under way after a man was reportedly shot and killed by an arrow in Dundee.

Police Scotland confirmed that a man had died after a disturbance at Dundonald Court at about 11.45pm on Sunday.

“The death is being treated as suspicious and officers are following a positive line of inquiry,” a statement said. “No further details will be released until formal identification has taken place. Next of kin have been informed.”

Neighbours told the Dundee Courier that a loud party in a flat had spilled out into the street before they heard cries for help and for an ambulance to be called.

The newspaper reported that a man was injured with an arrow fired from a crossbow. It has been reported that a second man sustained an arm injury.

Blood could be seen on the door of the Dundonald Court block on Monday morning, and police had cordoned off the area surrounding the flats.

A spokesperson for the Scottish ambulance service said it was called to an incident in Dundee late on Sunday.

“We dispatched two ambulances and the Tayside trauma team,” they said. “One male patient was taken to Ninewells hospital, while another male casualty refused treatment at the scene.”

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