Three further people have been named locally as the victims of a series of alleged firearms incidents in the Highlands.
Police Scotland officers rushed to Tarskavaig, Skye, around 9am on Wednesday to reports of a 32-year-old woman being seriously injured.
The woman has been named locally as Rowena MacDonald. She was seriously inured and has been taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment.
A short while later, officers were called to a nearby property in the Teangue area after a report of a firearm being discharged at around 9.30am.
Emergency services raced to the scene but sadly a 47-year-old man was pronounced dead at the property. He was later named locally as Scots dad John MacKinnon.
Officers subsequently attended at a property in the Dornie area in Wester Ross following further reports of a further firearm discharged at a property.
The victims of this incident have been named locally as popular osteopath John Don Mackenzie and his wife Fay.
John was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment to serious injuries and Fay was taken to Broadford Hospital in Skye.
A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with all of the incidents, which are being treated as linked. He was also taken to Raigmore Hospital.
The investigation into these incidents is being led by Police Scotland’s Major Investigation Team, supporting local officers.
Chief Superintendent Conrad Trickett, local policing commander for Highlands and Islands Division, said: “Incidents such as this are thankfully extremely rare but I understand that this will have a significant effect on the local community in these rural areas.
“I would like to reassure people that we are treating these incidents as contained with no wider threat to the public.
“There will a significant police presence in the area over the coming days and we will be working with partners to provide support to the local community. I would like to thank people for their co-operation as our investigation progresses.
“Anyone who believes they may have any information which could help our enquiries is asked to call 101, quoting reference 0713 of 10 August, 2022."
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