Five arrested as murder investigation launched in Bourne

UPDATE: 9.57am 28 June:

We can now confirm another 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Our investigations are ongoing.

ORIGINAL RELEASE: We have launched a murder investigation after the death of a man in his 30s in Bourne.

Officers were called to reports of an incident with a knife at The Well Head Fields, South Street, at around 9.50pm on Wednesday, 26 June.

Emergency services, including armed police, were deployed to the area where they found a man who later sadly died from his injuries at the scene.

His family have been informed and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time. Specially trained officers are with them and supporting them.

The area has been secured and investigations into the incident are ongoing. Officers will remain at the scene as they attempt to piece together what happened last night.

Members of the public should expect to see officers in the area, but we want to reassure the community we are taking this incident extremely seriously and are already pursuing a number of lines of enquiry.

We can confirm a three people have been arrested in connection with the incident – a 20-year-old man, a 19-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy - on suspicion of murder.

All the people involved in this incident were known to each other.

Officers are asking members of the public to avoid the area as they carry out their investigations.

We are now appealing for information as we believe there were multiple witnesses to this incident.

If you were in the area before or after the incident or have information you think can help us in our investigation, no matter how small, please get in touch.

You can contact Lincolnshire Police by calling 101 and quoting the incident number 574 of Wednesday, 26 June.

You can also submite information here - Public Portal (mipp.police.uk)