Police in Lancashire have launched a murder investigation and a manhunt after the death of a young woman in Blackburn. Officers were called to reports of gunshots in the King Street area of the town at around 3pm this afternoon.
LancsLive reported a woman was found unresponsive at the scene and was pronounced dead a short time later. Police believe the victim is a 19-year-old from the Blackburn area - however, formal identification is yet to take place.
A post-mortem has not been carried out but it is thought she died from a gunshot wound. Following the incident it was reported that a vehicle - thought to be a light-coloured, possibly metallic green, Toyota Avensis – was seen leaving the scene.
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