Leicestershire: Man arrested after Albert Village wake shooting

Police were called to the Covert Place cul-de-sac on Wednesday evening

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three men were injured in a shooting at a wake in a Leicestershire village.

Officers were called to reports of a "firearm being discharged" by another group in Covert Place, Albert Village, at about 18:30 BST on Wednesday.

The suspect, 35, was arrested in Derbyshire on Thursday.

Two men in their 30s and 40s have been receiving hospital treatment non-life-threatening injuries.

Another man, in his 50s, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The suspect remained in custody, police said.

A firearm was recovered near the scene after a group of men left the cul-de-sac in the village, situated between Swadlincote and Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Leicestershire Police said its inquiries were ongoing and the force was continuing to establish what injuries each of the men suffered and how.