Two men arrested after Millendreath shooting
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Two men have been arrested by police investigating the shooting of a woman in Cornwall.
A woman in her 50s was attacked in Millendreath car park on Sunday. She sustained a low-calibre gunshot to the head, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
A firearms operation was launched in the nearby town of Looe on Monday after police were alerted to the incident.
A 44-year-old man from Looe has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Police also arrested a 47-year-old man from Looe on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Both are in custody.
The woman was believed to have been shot at about 23:00 BST on Sunday, police said.
Officers launched a manhunt at about 07:00 BST after an ambulance crew alerted them to the woman's injuries.
She was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth with a head injury and an injured shoulder, police said.
The two men were arrested at about 14:30 BST near St Martin's churchyard, officers added.