A police investigation is underway in a Swindon cul-de-sac after a man was shot. 

The victim, a man in his 40s, reported himself to hospital after he was shot in the arm at 9.15pm on Thursday evening.

A crime scene is now in place at Sackville Close, off Drakes Way, with forensic officers searching a specific property at the address. 

A car was also seized by police, with a flatbed truck arriving to take one of two cars on the property away. 

Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone who has information to share should call 101 quoting reference 54230031363.