News update: Animal was moaning after gun shots heard at St Leonards
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The sounds were heard at around 4am at Merrimede Close, just off Filsham Road, in St Leonards.
A man who heard the shots told the Observer: "The first shot woke me up and I was out of bed with the window open when the second shot went off.
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Hide Ad"All the birds in the trees took off in Merrymead close and after about 2 mins there was a repeated low moan from an animal of some sort which stopped before I phoned the police.”
He added: “The main point is that a gun would not be found as the person would still have it.
"So we have someone in the area with a gun firing it in a public area and I would think we have a dead animal somewhere around."
A Sussex Police spokesperson said oficers carries out an ‘extensive’ search: "Police received a report of gunshots being heard in the vicinity of Filsham Road, St Leonards, around 4am on Monday (July 10).
"Officers attended and conducted an extensive area search with support from a drone, but no trace of a firearm was found and no further reports were made to police.”