Bushey manhunt recap: Crossbow attack suspect Kyle Clifford is snared by police after emergency crews rushed to North London cemetery

Uniformed police officers could be seen outside Lavender Hill Cemetery in Enfield on Wednesday evening.

The two officers stood at the entrance gates and no-one entered the cemetery.

Other uniformed officers could also be seen patrolling the residential area around the cemetery.

Earlier Hertfordshire Police had said that triple murder suspect Kyle Clifford has been found following the crossbow deaths of the wife and two daughters of a BBC racing commentator.

Clifford, 26, was found injured in the Enfield area of north London.

He is being treated and no shots were fired by police, the force added.

BBC Radio 5 Live's Mark Chapman opened his coverage of England's semi-final tonight by paying a tearful tribute to his colleague John Hunt - after his wife and two daughters were allegedly shot dead with a crossbow in their home.

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'Ambulance crews and London’s air ambulance attended an incident in Lavender Hill Cemetery, Enfield, this afternoon (Tuesday 10). We treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre.'

A friend of Louise Hunt has said she was 'always a positive person' and that he could not think of 'anything bad to say about her'.

He told BBC News: 'I knew Louise back from school days and she was really sweet, very kind, always a positive person.

'I can't think of anything bad to say about her - a really lovely person all round, a super hardworking person.

'It's been a massive shock.'

Hertfordshire police said in an updated sattement that 'no shots were fired' by officers.

'Following an extensive search, Kyle Clifford, aged 26, was found in the Enfield area by officers this afternoon (Wednesday 10 July).

'He is receiving medical treatment having been found with injuries. No shots were fired by police.

'At this stage, we believe the suspect was known to the victims.'

A police cordon was present at Watford High Street Station in Hertfordshire as officers searched for triple crossbow suspect Kyle Clifford.

Clifford, 26, has now been caught by police and is understood to be receiving treatment for his injuries at a major trauma centre.

Ambulance crews and the air ambulance attended the incident in Lavender Hill cemetary this afternoon before catching suspect Kyle Clifford.

The 26-year-old could be seen being stretchered away before he was taken to a major trauma centre, an ambulance spokerperson said.

A friend of the women who were killed in Bushey has remembered them as 'beautiful souls'.

Su Kehinde, 60, who lives nearby, spoke after laying some flowers at a makeshift tribute at the end of the police cordon.

Ms Kehinde said: 'They were the loveliest, gentlest family.

'They were the meekest human beings. They did not deserve this. They were beautiful souls.'

Her daughter April, 32, said that Hannah 'always had a smile'.

She added: 'She was hard-working, a hard grafter and really gentle.'

Witnesses said they saw triple crossbow suspect Kyle Clifford being stretchered away while receiving medical treatment before he was taken to Royal London hospital.

Local resident Rae Cresswell, 26, told how she was going for a walk in the cemetery when she saw armed officers.

'They just said have you heard the news, said they were searching and asked if I wanted to leave,' she said.

'I said ‘'no'’, and stayed for a while and they were going around looking around the trees and the graves.

'I wasn’t scared, they said first thing this morning that it was a domestic so I didn’t think I was in any danger.'

Triple crossbow attack suspect Kyle Clifford has been caught by police, it has been confirmed.

A Scotland Yard forensic science van has arrived at the cemetary and two scenes of crime officers in blue overalls have gone in - as the manhunt for Kyle Clifford continues.

Armed police officers and ambulance staff have swarmed a cemetery close to where the house was searched in Enfield.

The cemetery has been closed off and an air ambulance was seen nearby.

Footage posted on social media appears to show emergency services rushing towards a cemetery in the Hilly Fields area of Enfield, north London, as the manhunt for Kyle Clifford continues.

Armed police can also be seen in the video, with Hertfordshire Police saying they were unable to confirm whether they have narrowed their search for the triple murder suspect to the area.

A Rendlesham Road resident said around a dozen police officers searched a nearby house on Wednesday morning.

He said: 'It was quite the shock seeing all the guns and dogs, the road went from quiet to manic out of nowhere.

'They were shouting 'armed police' and pointing their guns so it was clearly quite a serious matter.

'I don't really know who lives there, I've never seen the guy the police are after.'

The force also said 'people should go about their business as normal', adding 'there is no explicit wider threat to members of the public'.

Chilling footage has emerged showing triple murder suspect Kyle Clifford walking away from a house containing the bodies of his ex-girlfriend and her family.

Doorbell footage came to light showing Clifford, who is the ex-boyfriend of Louise, striding away from the family home while carrying a large object underneath a white sheet shortly before 7pm yesterday.

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Newly elected MP for Watford Matthew Turmaine has urged local residents to assist Hertfordshire Police in their search for Kyle Clifford.

Residents have started to lay flowers around Ashlyn Close where John Hunt's wife Carol and two daughters Louise and Hannah were killed.

Some are tearful as they approach the scene where a police cordon remains in place this afternoon.

Police and fire service drone operators have been seen scouring the area in Brigadier Hill, Enfield, in the ongoing hunt for Kyle Clifford.

Armed police used bolt cutters to gain access to the Cooks Hole Allotment site in Enfield, as the hunt Kyle Clifford continues.

Pictures from the scene show several officers armed with guns patrolling the Enfield Council owned site.

Crossbow attack suspect Kyle Clifford's neighbours told today how police had put the road into lockdown as a house was searched by armed officers.

They spoke as two police helicopters hovered above the neighbourhood and two uniformed PCs stood guard at the door of the terraced home.

One local mother told how she arrived back from dropping her children off at school to find armed police at the house opposite hers.

'They had cordoned off the road and were ushering people away from the house they were going into,' she told MailOnline. 'They had the full protective gear on, guns, shields and helmets - the kind you'd expect to see in riots.

'They let me through to get home and they remained there for about an hour before they left. Then there was just the ordinary police there. 'I don't know the family at all. I know the father passed away some time ago but that's about it.'

One woman who lives across the road from the house said he had been working from home when she heard a commotion.

'I was upstairs, when I heard cars honking and then looked out the window and realised that there were police there,' she said.

'I came down and looked across. And they were saying ''armed police'' and then they went right in. There were dogs barking and everyone realised there was something big going on.'

The mother added: 'We've now been told that my daughter's school around the corner has gone into an amber lockdown. A few other schools have shut their doors as well. So we're just a little bit worried. I think everyone is really, really concerned.'

The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is urgently considering the findings of a Home Office review to see if tougher crossbow laws need to be introduced in the wake of the deaths of the wife and two daughters of racing commentator John Hunt.

A department spokeswoman said: 'This is an appalling incident and the Home Secretary is being kept updated by the police.

'We keep legislation under constant review and a call for evidence was launched earlier this year to look at whether further controls on crossbows should be introduced.

'The Home Secretary will swiftly consider the findings to see if laws need to be tightened further.'

Labour Member of Parliament for Enfield North Feryal Clark has taken to X, formerly Twitter, to tell consituents to 'remain vigilant'.

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that crossbow attack suspect Kyle Clifford briefly served in the Armed Forces.

A Whitehall source said: 'He didn’t serve very long and he is no longer a serving member of the armed forces.

'We’re not going to speculate which regiment or unit he was in, but look at his age. He didn’t serve very long.'

Earlier we reported that children at a primary school in Enfield are being kept indoors as police search for triple murder suspect Kyle Clifford.

Jade-Simone Bacon, headteacher of St Michael's CofE Primary School in Brigadier Hill, in Enfield, said pupils have not been allowed to go outside.

But parents will be able to pick up their children at 'the normal time' at the end of the school day, Mrs Bacon confirmed.

She told the PA news agency: 'We've locked both buildings and just kept the children inside. So we've not had them on the field or the playground. It's not a lockdown as in under the desks or hidden or anything, it's just a lighter lockdown.

'We have just kept them within the building as though it were like a wet playday so we don't cause the children any distress and we keep everything as calm as possible.'

Mrs Bacon said the police carried out a 'reassurance visit' to the primary school on Wednesday.

Glyn Nicholas, 77, said that Louise had been left upset at breaking up with a boyfriend and crashed her car last week as a result

He said: 'Louise was a very nice girl. She ran a dog grooming business from the house.

'I heard that she split from a boyfriend last week and was very upset about it. So much so that she was driving home at some point last week and drove into a wooden telegraph pole not far from the house.

'Another dog groomer - who is a friend of Louise's - told me that her car door had caved in because of the crash.

'Who the boyfriend was, I don't know, I never saw him. I believe Hannah, Louise's sister, was also killed along with their mother Carol.

'I didn't know Hannah too well but Carol was very quaint, a nice, polite and quiet lady. She was at home a lot of the time.

'Her husband John is a BBC radio commentator. He commentates on horse racing mostly. I believe he may have been at Lingfield racecourse yesterday.

'This is such an awful incident, the whole community is in shock.'

As part of a note sent to BBC 5 Live staff on Wednesday, the organisation described the incident which involved the deaths of the wife and daughters of racing commentator John Hunt as 'utterly devastating'.

The note read: 'The news today about John Hunt's family is utterly devastating.

'Our thoughts are with John and his family at this incredibly difficult time and we will provide him with all the support we can.'

Messages of condolence were posted on social media by figures from the racing world following the death of commentator John Hunt's wife and two daughters.

ITV racing commentator Matt Chapman, the Amateur Jockeys Association of Great Britain and Beverley Racecourse were among those sending their sympathies.

BBC Five Live racing commentator John Hunt's wife and two daughters have been revealed as the victims of a deadly crossbow attack at their home.

Mother Carol, 61, and daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28, were found fatally injured at their £800,000 detached home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, last night.

Police sources said the three women were tied up before being shot in a 'targeted attack' that may have also included 'other weapons'.

Carol Hunt is pictured with her husband, John, who found her fatally injured in their home in Bushey, last night.

Victim Louise Hunt, above, is believed to be the ex-girlfriend of crossbow suspect Kyle Clifford

Hannah Hunt (above), sister of Louise and daughter of John, also died after being shot with a crossbow at the family's £800,000 home

Oliver Dowden, the MP for Hertsmere, expressed his fears in a post on X - formerly Twitter - today.

The former deputy prime minister said he was 'working to provide support for the community' and that his 'thoughts and prayers' were with the friends and family of the victims

Killings involving a crossbow are typically rare but ministers had considered tightening laws in a bid to stop the weapons being used in violent attacks.

The previous Tory government looked at bringing in firearms licensing-style rules in the wake of an attempt to kill the late Queen with a crossbow.

There is currently no registration system for owning a crossbow, no requirement for a licence and they appear to be readily available to buy online.

But it is illegal for anyone under 18 to buy or own one, with anyone carrying a crossbow in public without a reasonable excuse facing up to four years behind bars.

Plans for crossbow owners to face police checks were mooted as part of efforts to 'step up action to prevent violence on our streets', the Home Office said earlier this year.

The department launched an eight-week consultation in February to see if there should be a licensing system to control the use, ownership and supply of crossbows, with anyone looking to buy one facing police checks - similar to regulations already in place for firearms.

The Home Office completed the work in April but the General Election being called stalled any further progress until now.

Armed police have searched an address in Rendlesham Road, Enfield, as the manhunt for Kyle Clifford continues.

The house, close to Gordon Hill railway station, was swarmed by officers on Wednesday morning, according to neighbours.

Two officers were stood outside the property at 1.30pm, after a cordon was removed.

One neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said: 'They kept going in and out of the property carrying guns, the whole road was taped off.

'It was over quite quickly but there's been helicopters flying around the area all day.

'I don't recognise the suspect at all, as far as I'm concerned he didn't live in the house.'

Two helicopters have been seen circling Hilly Fields Park close to the home of triple murder suspect, Kyle Clifford.

A 'co-ordinated search' is reportedly taking place at the site, opposite Clifford's home, and a car of possible interest has been found.

Triple murder suspect Kyle Clifford 'used to work as a private security guard', it today emerged.

Sky News is reporting the 26-year-old's profession - as a major police operation continues in an effort to find him

Murder suspect Clifford has been on the run since last night, after three women - now understood to be the wife and two daughters of BBC 5 Live racing commentator John Hunt, were found dead in Herfordshire.

A former detective chief inspector has said it is a 'great worry' triple suspect Kyle Clifford has been given a 'head start'.

Simon Harding, who was an officer with the Met Police for 30 years, has given a view on the manhunt for Clifford.

Speaking to GB News,he described what the security operation to hunt down the 26-year-old could look like - and why it's a 'priority' for officers to 'bring him in as quickly as possible'.

A mother and her two daughters who were found 'murdered' in a deadly crossbow attack at their home were the family of BBC racing commentator John Hunt.

John reportedly raised the alarm after finding his wife Carol and two daughters seriously injured at their £800,000 detached house in Bushey, Hertfordshire last night, according to the Telegraph.

Armed police later descended on the four-bedroom house on Ashlyn Close where they discovered the victims with serious injuries, which they later died from. Police sources said the three women were tied up before being shot.

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Hereford's police and crime commission has said the triple killings in Bushey will 'send shockwaves' through the community.

In a statement this afternoon, Jonathan Ash-Edward described the attacks as a 'terrible incident'.

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St Michael's Primary School in Enfield is on lockdown, with pupils being kept inside as a precaution as the manhunt for Kyle Clifford continues in the area.

The school's headteacher told Sky News the police have been to the school to reassurane children and staff and told them to 'continue as normal as possible'.

She added that officers were 'doing as much as they can' in the wake of the horror attack.

Forensic officers have been spotted outside the address of the horror attack in Hertfordshire.

Specialists wearing white overalls are in Ashlyn Close, Bushey, where three women, who police believe to be related, were found with serious injuries and died on Tuesday.

Chief Superintendent Jon Simpson said police were doing everything they can to keep the public safe during their manhunt for Kyle Clifford.

Here's what he said in today's press conference:

Our overarching objective today is to protect public safety and to locate Kyle Clifford, who is wanted in connection with the murder of the three women in what we believe is a targeted incident.

We have extensive police resources deployed to various locations in north London and also the Bushey area.The manhunt also involves armed police officers and specialist search teams responding at pace in the wake of what has been a horrific incident involving what is currently believed to be a crossbow, but other weapons may also have been used.

Kyle, if you are seeing or hearing this, please make contact with the police.

Police have revealed several key details during this afternoon's press conference. These included:

• the ages of the victims, all believed to be related, were given as 25, 28 and 61
• the weapon used was believed to be a crossbow but 'other weapons may also have been used'
• police said their 'overarching objective today is to protect public safety and to locate Kyle Clifford'
• officers added the attacks were a 'targeted incident'

During a press conference this afternoon, police said the three women had been killed in a 'targeted incident'.

Giving an update Chief Superintendent Jon Simpson said officers were 'actively seeking Kyle Clifford, 26, who is wanted for the murders.

In a statement to the media, the top officer urged Walker to give himself in and claimed the attacks had involved a crossbow and possibly other weapons.

'Kyle, if you're seeing or hearing this, please make contact with police, Chief Superintendent Simpson pleaded.

Local councillor Lawrence Brass, who lives close by the scene in Bushey, said: 'I didn't know them personally but I knocked on their door, I was canvassing a few days ago for the General Election.

'I'm sure that their friends will be comforting the remains of the family that are left. These are all my representatives, I know them all.

'At 7pm last night a helicopter landed on the lawn in the development I live in which is 100 yards away from here, but it was an air ambulance, I'm told, and then rumours started circulating about a crossbow.

'The worst thing that's ever happened in this part of Bushey is a bit of illegal flytipping and then suddenly we get three murders and we're all a bit shellshocked.

'This is a very traditional, quiet, leafy suburb, we don't get this sort of thing in this area and I want residents to know that the council will be ensuring that the liaison team is down here and doing everything they can to comfort them and make sure that they are reassured that everything is being done.

'But we're worried that this guy is still floating around somewhere.'

Hertfordshire Police is holding a press conference at 12.30pm later today regarding the triple murder in Bushey.

It will be led by Chief Superintendent Jon Simpson, the force said.

This morning Ashlyn Close was cordoned off while scenes of crime officers carried out a forensic examination.

Aerial shots of the scene aired on the BBC show a blue and white forensic tent in the front garden of one of the homes in the cul-de-sac, with a police officer on guard and several police vehicles parked nearby.

East of England Ambulance Service confirmed three ambulances, a rapid response vehicle, an ambulance officer vehicle, the Hazardous Area Response Team, the Essex and Herts Air Ambulance and London Air Ambulance were sent to the scene last night.

Derek Turner, 73, said that although the road was a close there were two other entrances and exits - one was an alleyway and through a car park at block of flats - where a killer could escape on foot.

'It is always a very quiet area here. Nothing ever goes on here. It is very, very peaceful. It is so unusual for this area. I have lived here a long time.

'It happened all of a sudden. The whole place went crackers. Teh were police cars everywhere. Armed police in black uniforms with semi-automatic guns. I thought it was a terrorist thing.

'They locked off the street and have stopped anyone getting through.'

One local resident, who lives on a nearby street, told MailOnline of the moment dozens of police descended onto the quiet street.

He said: 'From 7pm there was like 20 police cars coming down, four ambulances and then armed police came and they were here till midnight.

'I know of them (the victims). So a few of them went to school with people that I know. That's all I know. I didn't know them personally.

'I know they went to schools in the area in the area. They didn't go to my school.'

Another local, Francis Turner, was watching Germany play France in the Euros sime finals when she heard shouting outside.

She told The Sun: 'My husband and I were watching the football when we heard sirens and shouting. There were around 30 policemen outside.

'There were armed police. They came and knocked on our door and told us to stay inside and keep our doors shut.'

Local councillor Laurence Brass, who lives nearby, said the area is 'a typical leafy British suburb'. He told the BBC:

At about eight o'clock last night, I was watching the football on television, and suddenly a helicopter landed in the lawn outside my flat, which is at the top of this road, and then my phone started going, and I was told that there was a major incident here in Bushey and we should all keep away because there was somebody apparently on the run.

This is not something that happens in Bushey.

We can't remember a murder in our rather quiet neck of the woods, so (it's a) terrible shock and our sympathies and prayers and thoughts are with the families of the three women.

That really is a terrible thing to happen to anybody, and I've gathered they're all from the same family, which obviously makes it even more tragic, and we'll do everything we can as the local council to add our source of comfort where we can.

• A manhunt is underway for a murder suspect after three women were found 'murdered' in a home in Ashlyn Close, Bushey.
• Kyle Clifford, 26, from Enfield, is being hunted by police after Carol hunt, 61, and daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28, died at their home.
• The three victims are the family of BBC racing commentator John Hunt. Clifford is also understood to be the ex-boyfriend of Louise.
• Mr Hunt reportedly raised the alarm around 7pm on Tuesday after finding his wife and two daughters seriously injured at their home.
• Police sources said all three were tied up before being shot in a 'targeted attack' that may have also included 'other weapons'.
• Clifford is still on the run and police warn he may still be armed and is dangerous.The public have been urged not to approach him and call 999.
• A crossbow is believed to have been used in the attack, which is being described as a 'targeted incident', but other weapons may also have been used.

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