Woman shot as extra officers deployed to investigate FOUR attacks in UK county town

A WOMAN is in hospital after a spate of shootings in an historic British county, last night.

Police have deployed extra officers to Bedford after the separate attacks took place just hours apart. 

One woman was shot in the arm after shots were fired at at a property in Faraday Square at around 10pm.

She was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Then, in the early hours of this morning (Saturday), at around 1am, shots were fired at a property in Lovell Road.

At 1:20am officers were called to shots being fired in Foxglove Wayat.

Hours later shots were also fired at a property in Romsey Way, at around 5am.

Beds police has launched a large scale investigation and has increased patrols in the town following the shootings.

One woman has been arrested.

Police are treating the shootings as linked and are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.

Superintendent Mark Upex said: "I'd like to reassure the public that we have launched a thorough investigation into these incidents and are following a number of lines of inquiry to help find the people responsible. 

"We have a number of dedicated officers working to establish the circumstances surrounding each incident and we have increased patrols in Bedford. 

"This will be a visible policing presence to reassure residents and help prevent any other incidents of this nature. "We are treating the incidents as linked and we believe they may have been targeted attacks. 

"I would urge anyone who witnessed any disturbances or suspicious activity to contact us, as well as anyone who might have further information about the individual incidents." 

Road closures remain in place while further investigations are carried out.