Forensics teams and Dorset Police officers have been seen at a property in Castleman Smith Close, Blandford Forum, since Friday afternoon.
Residents said they had been left in the dark until the Echo confirmed the search was in connection with the alleged murder of a teenager known locally as Kyreon Wheeler who died in Poole Hospital on Friday morning.
Castleman Smith Close, Blandford Forum, (Image: NQ)
Three people – including a 20-year-old man from Blandford – are currently under arrest on suspicion of murder.
The force said detectives have been granted additional time by the court to question the Blandford man, a 22-year-old man from London, and a 22-year-old man of Bletchley in Buckinghamshire.
A 19-year-old man from Poole who was previously arrested on suspicion of murder has since been released and will face no further police action.
Parents living on the close described feeling anxious as uniformed officers and specialist teams remained at the scene.
One neighbour said she was “a little bit freaked out” and had not left her home since officers arrived, as she was worried about her own safety.
Castleman Smith Close, Blandford Forum, (Image: NQ)
Residents said they did not know who lived at the property being searched but described Castleman Smith Close as normally a quiet and friendly street.
Ian Dawe, who was working outside his home when the Echo visited the scene on Saturday afternoon, said on Friday evening he saw two armed response vehicles arrive in unmarked cars,
“If there was anything to worry about, then surely they’d tell us,” he said.
The investigation into Kyeron’s death remains ongoing.