The Police Federation: 'A very sad say indeed'

The Chairman of The Police Federation has tweeted his "thoughts" for the man shot dead in Essex, thought to be an off-duty police officer. The tweets appear to support this as he refers to the man as "our colleague."

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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.