Man accused of killing 3 women with crossbow found by U.K. police

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Following an intensive manhunt Wednesday, police in the U.K. located a suspect believed to have killed three women with a crossbow in a home north of London.

The Hertfordshire police were seeking 26-year-old Kyle Clifford, who authorities believe killed the three women in the town of Bushey on Tuesday evening.

The suspect was found as officers, ambulances and helicopters swarmed Lavender Hill Cemetery in the town of Enfield, where Clifford is from.

Police said Clifford was “found with injuries” and is receiving medical treatment.

In their update, authorities said no shots were fired by police.

Authorities believe Clifford was familiar with the victims, and said the attack was likely “targeted.”

Police have not officially named the victims, but the BBC has identified the women as the wife and two daughters of BBC radio commentator John Hunt. They are daughters Louise Hunt, 25, Hannah Hunt, 28, and wife Carol Hunt, 61.

The manhunt for Clifford began Tuesday night and continued throughout Wednesday.

Police said they initially responded to a call at a home in the Ashlyn Close neighbourhood around 7 p.m. local time on Tuesday. First responders discovered three women with serious injuries.

Despite paramedics’ best efforts, all of the women died at the scene “a short time later,” police said.

During a news conference Wednesday morning, police revealed other weapons may have been used in the “horrific incident,” as well as a crossbow.

“This is an incredibly difficult incident for the victims’ family and we would ask that their privacy is respected as they come to terms with what has happened,” said Det. Supt. Rob Hall from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit.

Hertfordshire Police and Crime