Police question suspect after young man was blasted to death on his doorstep
The man was left bleeding to death after being shot in the chest at his Milton Keynes home
MURDER cops investigating the shooting of a man in a doorstep ambush were yesterday questioning a suspect.
An unnamed young man was fatally shot when gunmen knocked on his front door, bursting their way into his home before killing him with a single shot to the chest.
The young men was left bleeding to death after being shot, with police believing the gunmen left the terraced home on foot just after 5am on Tuesday.
It is understood another person at the home rang police as his friend lay dying in their home.
Detectives descended on the home in Eagleston, Milton Keynes, launching a full-scale investigation.
A police spokesman said: "We believe that a handgun was used in this murder and that the victim, who was a young man, thought to be living at the property died following a single bullet wound to the chest."
Police have also appealed for anyone that might have CCTV footage of the scene to hand it to investigating officers, in the hope that the footage could hold clues to identify the gunmen.
Forensic officers arrived at the scene, along with at least four police cars and two police vans on Tuesday.
A number of properties were also cordoned off while specialist officers combed the home.
A police have since said that it was not believed that the gunmen had their car close to the scene, but instead had potentially parked their getaway car on an adjoining road.
It has since emerged that a neighbour called police to the murder scene more than five hours before the shooting after hearing a loud argument.
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The mother said she had been terrified listening to the furious row happening just a few doors down from her own home.
But despite calling 999, the woman, who asked not to be named, said police had not showed up.
She said: "It was 11.30pm and we couldn't sleep because it sounded so frightening. It seemed like a terrible argument was going on.
"People were yelling and swearing at the top of their voices.";
She said she called the police to sort out the issue but she did not hear back from officers or see any police arrive at the scene.
She said: "There was clearly a row going on and they could have stopped it. They might even have found the gun and arrested the offender. I am furious that my call was ignored."
Neighbours have since said that the men living in the home were in their 20s and were believed to be brothers.
One neighbour said: "They seemed nice young men and they were always very polite when I saw them. But there was always a stream of people coming to the house, which I thought was a bit suspicious."
Another neighbour said: "About 5am it woke me up. They are all youngsters at number 12. I would presume in their 20s."
The victim is yet to be formally identified.
Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Mike Lynch of the Major Crime Unit said: "We are in the process of investigating the incident and a murder investigation has been launched.
"Members of the public might see an increased number of officers in the area while investigations into this incident take place."
He reassured members of the public that a full and thorough investigation would be conducted.
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