LONDON: United Kingdom police said on Wednesday (Jul 10) that a 26-year-old man was in custody after the wife and two daughters of a radio racing commentator were killed with a crossbow in a suspected “targeted” attack.

Kyle Clifford, from Enfield in north London, was wanted in connection with the deaths of the three women in the town of Bushey, north of London, on Tuesday night.

The victims were Carol Hunt, the 61-year-old wife of BBC radio and Sky Sports racing commentator John Hunt, and their two daughters, Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28, the broadcasters said.

In a statement on Wednesday, police said Clifford, who was found by officers in Enfield, “was known to the victims” and no additional suspects were being sought.

Clifford was “receiving medical treatment having been found with injuries”, police said.

No formal arrests have yet been made, police later said.

Local police previously said officers were called to a house in the leafy commuter town where the three women were pronounced dead at the scene.

Chief superintendent Jon Simpson called it “a horrific incident involving what is currently believed to be a crossbow, but other weapons may also have been used”.

A primary school in nearby Enfield kept children indoors during the police search.

There is no licence required to own a crossbow in the UK, but it is illegal to carry one in public without a reasonable excuse.

Interior minister Yvette Cooper called the deaths “truly shocking” and said she was being kept updated about the inquiry.

A spokeswoman for her department said legislation was “under constant review and a call for evidence was launched earlier this year to look at whether further controls on crossbows should be introduced”.

She said the minister would “swiftly consider the findings to see if laws need to be tightened further”.