THE family of the man who died in a suspected shooting in Carlin How on Friday have paid tribute to the grandfather.

Christopher Kay, 58, from Carlin How died following a reported incident on Brotton Road in Carlin How on Friday 21st August.

Mr Kay's family have now shared a tribute to him saying: “We are currently working on coming to terms with the fact that a member of our family has been taken away from us.

“We would like to convey our thanks to the members of the public who tried to help, the emergency services who worked tirelessly to prevent the situation we now find ourselves in, as well as the specialist officers from Cleveland Police who are helping us come to terms with what has happened.

“We would ask that anyone who has any information, however small or trivial to contact the officers who are dealing with the investigation as soon as possible.

“Our children and grandchildren are now missing their father and grandfather, and someone must have information which will help the investigation and allow us to move forward.

“We respectfully request that we are left to grieve in private at this time”.

Cleveland Police can be contacted on 101/ Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at: www.crimestoppers-uk.org.