Manhunt launched in U.K. for crossbow-armed triple murder suspect

British police launched a manhunt for a suspect armed with a crossbow after three women were killed in the Hertfordshire town of Bushey, near London.

LONDON — A manhunt has been launched for a crossbow-wielding suspect Wednesday after three women in the same family were killed in a house north of London, police said.

Authorities warned the public not to approach Kyle Clifford, 26, who is wanted in connection with the triple murder and may still be armed with the bolt-firing weapon.

Investigators believe the victims were targeted specifically in this “horrific incident,” Chief Superintendent Jon Simpson, of Hertfordshire Police, told a news conference. The women, aged 25, 28 and 61, are believed to have been related, he said.

The BBC identified the victims as Carol Hunt, wife of BBC horse racing commentator John Hunt, and two of their daughters.

“Extensive police resources” — including armed police, a relative rarity in largely-unarmed Britain — have been deployed across the local county of Hertfordshire and adjacent north London, he added.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/manhunt-uk-crossbow-armed-triple-murder-suspect-rcna161074

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