A MAN was shot dead in a home on a quiet Orsett housing estate.

Police were called to reports of a man injured inside the property in Hemley Road at about 3pm today.

A man was soon declared dead at the scene. Another man, also with gun shot wounds, was taken to hospital.

A firearm was found at the scene.

Officers from Essex and Kent Serious Crime Directorate are now investigating.

The whole estate was cordoned off for a while.

By 5.10pm, nearby Welling Road and others were reopened, but Hemley Road remained closed.

More to follow.

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