The Nottingham Murder

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Ian Vogler / AP  

 

The Nottingham Murder 

Sunak pays tribute to the police: "My thoughts go out to the victims"  

 

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak thanked the police and emergency services for their swift response to the "shocking incident" in Nottingham and urged the public to respect their work.  

 

"My thoughts go out to the injured, the families and the loved ones of those killed," he writes on Twitter.  

Three people have been found dead in an open street in Nottingham and police suspect that all the incidents are linked. A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.  

 

 

The Nottingham Murder  

Three dead on open street in Nottingham - one arrested  

 

Three people have been found dead on an open street in Nottingham in the UK and a major police operation is underway, writes Reuters. A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.  

 

The police are said to have first found two dead on a street and later another man on a street outside of town.  

 

A van also allegedly tried to run over three more people who are now being treated in hospital, AP writes.  

 

- We believe that these three incidents are all connected and we have a man in custody. This investigation is at an early stage and a team of officers are working to establish exactly what happened, said Chief Constable Kate Meynell.  

 

The police call it a "serious incident" and several streets in the central parts of the city have been blocked off. The public is advised to avoid the area.  

 

All traffic in the central parts of the city has been stopped.