An 81-year-old woman has been shot dead by a fellow octogenarian resident at a care home in Essex, police said.Police identified the victim as Rita King, who they said was related to the man who has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

A revolver was recovered from the scene, detectives said.

Officers were called to De La Mer House care home in Naze Park Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, at about 09:00 GMT after reports a woman was seriously injured.

Ms King died at the scene.

When armed police arrived, staff had already taken the weapon off a man in his 80s and locked it away.

Det Ch Insp Simon Werrett, of Essex Police, said: “At this stage we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation and our inquiries are ongoing.”

A spokeswoman for the care home said there would be no comment until staff had spoken to police.

Douglas Carswell, the UKIP MP for the area, said he was “very shocked”.

He said: “If you have got a loved one in a care home, you expect them to be safe. Walton-on-the-Naze is supposed to be one of the most peaceful and tranquil places there is. Of all the places you expect this to happen, this is the last.”

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