Pictures from the scene of Clacton double shooting

Armed police at the scene in Clacton after a man was killed and another injured in a shooting
Armed police at the scene in Clacton after a man was killed and another injured in a shooting Credit: PA

Police tonight named the man they are hunting over a double shooting which left a police officer dead and another man injured as 64-year-old Peter Reeve.

The police officer killed has also been named locally as PC Ian Dibell. The officer is understood to have been in his 40s and living nearby.

Police at the scene near Redbridge Road, Clacton
Police at the scene near Redbridge Road, Clacton Credit: PA

Police launched the manhunt after the shootings in Redbridge Road, Clacton, at 3.30pm today. Teams of armed officers were spreading out across the town and a police helicopter has been deployed.

Essex Police named the alleged gunman as Peter Reeve and have launched a manhunt after the shootings
Essex Police named the alleged gunman as Peter Reeve and have launched a manhunt after the shootings Credit: PA

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Manhunt over as body found

The body found at All Saints Church in Writtle near Chelmsford, Essex, is Peter Reeve, 64, the man suspected of shooting dead off-duty police officer Ian Dibell in Clacton-on-Sea on Monday, police said.