British crossbow killings: Police capture suspect in triple murder of BBC host's family

July 10 (UPI) -- The manhunt is over in Britain for the alleged suspect in the triple murders Tuesday of the wife and two daughters of a prominent BBC racing broadcaster.

British authorities launched a manhunt for the 26-year-old suspect, Kyle Clifford, in connection with the deaths of Carol Hunt and her two daughters. Hunt was killed with a crossbow, police said.

"Following extensive inquiries, the suspect has been located and nobody else is being sought in connection with the investigation at this time," local police official Justine Jenkins said Wednesday.

Clifford was found at Lavender Hill Cemetery in north London some 16 miles from the crime scene and was reportedly getting medical treatment for injuries. Aerial footage showed a man taken from the cemetery in a stretcher.

Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of BBC racing broadcaster John Hunt, was found dead in the hallway with a crossbow bolt in her chest at their north London home in Hertfordshire, along with their two daughters, Hannah, aged 28 and Louise, age 25.

It was first believed Clifford was dangerous and in possession of a crossbow, later confirmed Wednesday by Hertfordshire Police.

But no shots were fired during Clifford's eventual apprehension by police and no other arrests were made.

Sources told British media that it was thought that Clifford spent about a year in the British Army.

The attack also was believed to have been a targeted attack, police said, but authorities have yet to disclose the relationship Clifford had with the family.

Police say they were called to the property before 7 p.m. local time Tuesday when the three victims were found. One victim reportedly text-messaged somebody, urging them to call police.

Police said the killings were being treated as murders and that "other weapons" may also have been used in addition to the crossbow.

Schools in Enfield were put in lockdown during the hunt for Clifford.

In Britain, crossbows do not require a license or registration to own, but it is illegal to carry a crossbow in public without reasonable cause.

Laurence Brass, a local town councilor, called the killing the "worst thing to ever happen" in the Hertfordshire neighborhood of Bushey, saying that residents there were "shellshocked" by the news.

"This is a very traditional, quiet, leafy suburb. We don't get this sort of thing in this area ...," Brass said, according to The Guardian.