A VILLAGE has been left shocked after the son of a postmaster was shot dead by a gang of masked men in a robbery.

A VILLAGE has been left shocked after the son of a postmaster was shot dead by a gang of masked men in a robbery.

Craig Hodson-Walker was shot in the chest in the raid at his parent's business in Fairfield, north Worcestershire.

The 29-year-old's father Ken was also shot in the leg.

Three balaclava-clad raiders wielding a handgun and a sledgehammer made their escape in a silver VW Golf following the attack at 8.20am this morning.

More than 100 police officers have been deployed in the hunt for the killers.