"Live murder enquiry" will continue - Police

• Police have insisted a "live murder enquiry" will continue after the death of gunman Peter Reeve.
• Police cordons are expected to remain in place for the foreseeable future while police carry on with their enquiries.
• Police referred the discovery of Reeve's body to Independent Police Complaints Commission but as no officer was present at the time of death the case was returned to the police to deal with.
• Forensic examinations continue at Redbridge Road. A ballistics expert is on the scene.
• Tues 1.30pm: Tendring's police commander Mark Schofield says officers are deeply saddened but are remaining professional.
• Tues 12.50pm: Police will continue to contact anyone Reeve may have made contact with since the original shooting.
• Tues 12.40pm: Chief Constable says there is every indication PC Dibell took action at the scene realising a member of the public, believed to be Trevor Marshall, had been shot.
• Tues 12.20pm: Police are unsure how Reeve got to Writtle yesterday after he left his car in Clacton.
• Tues 12.09pm: It is being reported Trevor Marshall, 48, was the man Reeve shot in the leg.
• Tues 11.49am: Writtle Primary School - next to the churchyard where Reeve's body was found is still under lockdown. It has been since 8.30am. Parents are full of praise for how the situation was handled.
• Tues 11.30am: A friend of Peter Reeve says he was a normal bloke who was driven to kill by his nightmare neigbhours.
• Tues 11.18am: Chief Constable Barker-McCardle said a number of lines of inquiry were being pursued as to the motive.
• Tues 11.10am: Peter Reeve was "largely unknown" to the police before the shooting, it is revealed.
• Tues 11.05am: Press Mohammed Ali, 50, who runs the Restaurant on the Green opposite the church in Writtle had described the drama in the village as "truly shocking".
• Tues 11.01am: Press conference ends.
• Tues 10.58am: Police reveal they were called to the churchyard at 8.30am. The chief contstable confirms Reeve had family in Writtle.
• Tues 10.53am: Chief Constable Jim Barker-McCardle reads a statement from PC Ian Dibbel's family, who describe him as a hero.
• Tues 10.52am: Police confirm Peter Reeve was found dead with a wound to the head in a churchyard in Writtle.
• Tues 10.47am: Police have put up an exclusion zone around Writtle Church. Crowds of onlookers have gathered, according to reporter Ryan McCarthy on the scene.
• Tues 10.45am: Peter Reeve's neighbour in Fairlop Court, Clacton tells reporter James Dwan how he heard gunshots, reload his gun and chase a man called Trevor yesterday afternoon.
• Tues 10.40am: Peter Reeve's neighbour in Fairlop Court, Clacton tells reporter James Dwan how he heard gunshots, reload his gun and chase a man called Trevor yesterday afternoon.
• Tues 10.30am: Press conference about to start at Essex Police's headquarters in Chelmsford.
• Tues 10am: Police hunting for a man suspected of killing an off-duty officer were searching a village green amid reports that a body has been found.
• Mon 9pm: Police released a photograph of suspect Peter Reeve, 64, and vowed to "not rest" until he was captured and taken into custody.

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