Clacton shooting: Police hunt gunman after man killed

9 July 2012 Last updated at 17:14 ET Help

An off-duty police officer has been shot dead and another man injured in an Essex seaside town.

Police were called at about 15:30 BST after gunfire was heard near Redbridge Road in Clacton-on-Sea.

Police named the man they are hunting over the shooting as Peter Reeve, 64. They said he was dangerous and warned people not to approach him.

Ben Geoghan reports.

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