Man arrested on suspicion of Gloucester murder

At this time investigating officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.

Author: Phoebe GreggorPublished 2nd Jul 2022
Last updated 2nd Jul 2022

Officers searching for a man in connection with an ongoing murder investigation have made an arrest.

A 34-year-old man was located in Gloucester and has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Emergency services had been called to an address in Barton, Gloucester shortly after 9am yesterday, Friday 1 July.

A man aged in his 50s was pronounced deceased at the scene and a murder investigation was launched.

Closures remain in place on Vauxhall Road and Barton Street while enquiries continue in the area.

Anyone with information on what took place is asked to contact police online by completing the following form and quoting incident 101 of 1 July.

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