Police investigating dance party firearm incident at course

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered a chest injury at an event at Windsor racecourse in an incident believed to have involved a firearm.

The track was playing host to the Tea Party Festival, a night of dance music, on Saturday when officers were called to the VIP area following a disturbance on the dancefloor in which a 27-year-old man was hit in the chest after hearing a 'cap gun' sound. The victim was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

Investigating officer DC Tom Parker, from Maidenhead CID, said: "A team of detectives is investigating this incident in which a firearm was discharged, leaving a man injured.