A man has died after being shot at a traveller site, prompting a murder investigation and the arrest of two people, a man in his 70s and a woman in her 40s. Tributes have been paid to the victim, described by those who knew him as a devoted father and "gentleman", underlining the shock felt by the local community following the killing.

Police were called to the site after reports of a shooting, where the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers subsequently arrested a man in his 70s and a woman in her 40s on suspicion of murder, and enquiries into the circumstances of the shooting remain ongoing.