A crossbow attacker who died in hospital of a ‘self-inflicted injury’ after an incident in Headingley, Leeds, has been named as 38-year-old Owen Lawrence by police
A crossbow attacker who left two women in critical condition has died of a ‘self-inflicted injury’ after being rushed to hospital, with police now naming him as 38-year-old Owen Lawrence.
Lawrence was under arrest in hospital as the “key suspect” after the firearm attack on Saturday. Police rushed to Otley Road in Headingley, Leeds, at 2.47pm on Saturday after reports of an ongoing serious incident which involved a man who had been seen in the area with weapons. When they got to the scene, they found three people with injuries, two of which were woman aged 19 and 31 who were rushed to hospital in a critical condition. The third was the 38-year-old suspected attacker, who has now been named as Owen Lawrence. Today, West Yorkshire Police confirmed that the man died from his self-inflicted injury.
One victim was discharged from hospital over the weekend while the second was said to be in a stable condition on Sunday after undergoing surgery for life-threatening injuries. In a statement, West Yorkshire Police said: “We can confirm that the 38-year-old man who was arrested and taken to hospital on Saturday with a self-inflicted injury, has died. This man was the key suspect and we can name him as Owen Lawrence from Headingley, Leeds.
“We believe he was acting on his own and are not currently seeking anyone else in connection with this matter. Counter Terrorism Policing North East will continue to conduct a thorough and extensive investigation to establish the facts and circumstances around the incident. A file will be compiled and passed to the coroner.”
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