UK lawmaker dies from wounds after attack by gunman
Labour MP Jo Cox has died after being shot in her Yorkshire constituency on Thursday, police said
One man has been arrested in connection with her murder, West Yorkshire police said in a statement.
Temporary Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, Dee Collins, said: "Just before 1pm today, Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spen was attacked and fatally wounded on Market Street Birstall.
"Jo was attacked by a man, who inflicted serious and sadly, ultimately fatal injuries. Subsequently there was a further attack on a 77-year-old man, nearby who has sustained injuries that are non life threatening."
"Shortly afterwards, a man was arrested nearby by uniform police officers. Weapons including a firearm have also been recovered."
Collins said Cox was pronounced dead at 13:48 BST, adding that police were not looking for any other suspects at this time.
West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Burns Williamson, said the murder was "a localised incident, albeit one that has a much wider impact".
Cafe owner Clarke Rothwell, who witnessed the attack, said he heard a "loud popping noise that sounded like a balloon burst -- a loud balloon", the BBC report added.
"When I looked round there's a man stood there in his 50s with a white baseball cap on and a jacket with a gun, an old fashioned looking gun in his hand," he said.
"He shot this lady once and then he shot her again, he fell to the floor, leaned over shot her once more in the face area.
"Somebody tried to grab him, wrestling with him and then he wielded a knife, like a hunting knife, just started lunging at her with a knife half a dozen times. People were screaming and running from the area."
Cox has been the MP for the Batley and Spen constituency since the 2015 general election.
She was one of 36 Labour MPs to nominate Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015. However, in the election she voted for the Blairite candidate Liz Kendall and announced in May 2016 that she regretted nominating Corbyn.
Both camps in the Brexit debate cancelled their campaigning efforts on Friday.
Already before the announcement of her death, the Bank of England said Governor Carney would no longer be delivering the planned speech at Mansion House.
"The Governor will be attending the event and will now deliver a short speech reflecting on today’s events."