U.K. lawmaker dies after stabbing during constituency meeting
CBC
British Conservative lawmaker David Amess has died after being stabbed Friday during a meeting with constituents at a church in eastern England. A 25-year-old man has been arrested.
The Essex Police force said officers were called to reports of a stabbing in Leigh-on-Sea just after noon local time on Friday. It said a man was arrested and a knife recovered.
"We are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the wider public," police said.
The force said later that a man injured in the stabbing had died. It did not release his name. The suspect is being held on suspicion of murder, police said.
Sky News and others said Amess was attacked during a regular meeting with constituents at Belfairs Methodist Church in a residential area of Leigh-on-Sea, a seaside town east of London.
Aerial footage showed several ambulances and an air ambulance waiting nearby to the church.
Amess was first elected to Parliament to represent Basildon in 1983, and then stood for Southend West in 1997. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his public service in 2015.

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