Man dies and three others injured after firearm 'discharged' in Scotland
10 August 2022, 18:18 | Updated: 10 August 2022, 21:20
A man has died and three others injured in a series of incidents in Scotland where a firearm was discharged, police say.
Police Scotland was called to the Tarskavaig area on Skye just before 9am on Wednesday to a report of a 32-year-old woman getting seriously injured at a property.
She was taken to hospital in Glasgow.
Officers were then told about an incident at a property in the Teangue area of Skye after a firearm was discharged.
A 47-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene there.
Police then went to a property in the Dornie area in Wester Ross after a firearm was discharged.
Police Scotland said a man was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness with serious injuries and a woman was taken to Broadford Hospital after that incident.
A 39-year-old man was arrested over the incidents and was taken to Raigmore Hospital.
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed four people were taken to hospital following the spate of incidents.
The rescue operation saw multiple ambulances, air ambulances and special rapid retrieval emergency teams, which are only summoned for incidents in rural locations when people are in critical need of medical attention.
Chief Superintendent Conrad Trickett, the local policing commander for Highlands and Islands Division, said: "Incidents such as this are thankfully extremely rare but I understand that this will have a significant effect on the local community in these rural areas.
"I would like to reassure people that we are treating these incidents as contained with no wider threat to the public.
"There will a significant police presence in the area over the coming days and we will be working with partners to provide support to the local community.
"I would like to thank people for their co-operation as our investigation progresses."
Ian Blackford, SNP MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, said it was very concerning news and that his thoughts were with all those affected.
In a tweet, he said: "As more details come to light, the response of the emergency services seems to have stopped this incident spreading even further than it did.
"Thank you for the work that you do."
On behalf of Highland Council, convener Bill Lobban said: "We are thankful to our emergency services colleagues for bringing this very serious and shocking incident to a close.
"We will be providing support to the communities and our partners in every way possible.
"The communities of Skye and Dornie will be shocked and saddened by these incidents and our thoughts are with the individuals affected."
