Police arrest seven after man left in serious condition after shooting incident
A total of seven people have been arrested after a shooting, Lincolnshire Police say.
Two of the men in custody were arrested after a raid on a Boston property yesterday (Sunday).
Police originally believed the shooting, which left a man in a serious condition with shotgun wounds, happened somewhere in the Boston area.
However, the force yesterday confirmed it was in the Spalding area.
Police were alerted to the shooting, which left a 24-year-old man injured, at 9.20pm on Friday.
A motorist took the shooting victim to hospital and alerted the police.
A 52-year-old man was arrested on Friday night and a second man was arrested on Saturday morning.
Yesterday, fiver more people, four men and a woman, were arrested in connection with the incident, say police.
Two of the men were arrested on Sunday morning when a warrant was executed in Brewsters Road, Boston.
Two more men, from the Huntingdon area, were arrested later the same day.
A police spokesperson said: "We have made seven arrests in total. All remain in custody and will be questioned in due course. Our investigations continue."
Anyone who can assist police with their investigation is asked to contact 101, quoting incident number 436 of February 28.