This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/26/fourteen-year-old-boy-held-after-man-is-shot-dead-in-lancashire
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Fourteen-year-old boy held after man is shot dead in Lancashire | Fourteen-year-old boy held after man is shot dead in Lancashire |
| (1 day later) | |
| Teenager arrested on suspicion of murder and police believe shooting in Oswaldtwistle was isolated incident | |
| Press Association | |
| Thu 26 Oct 2017 01.01 BST | |
| Last modified on Thu 26 Oct 2017 01.12 BST | |
| Share on Facebook | |
| Share on Twitter | |
| Share via Email | |
| View more sharing options | |
| Share on LinkedIn | |
| Share on Pinterest | |
| Share on Google+ | |
| Share on WhatsApp | |
| Share on Messenger | |
| Close | |
| A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 32-year-old man was fatally shot in Accrington. | A 14-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 32-year-old man was fatally shot in Accrington. |
| Lancashire police said officers were called to Oswaldtwistle on Wednesday evening following reports that a man had been shot in the chest. The victim was taken to Royal Blackburn hospital where he died a short time later, while the boy, from Accrington, was taken into custody. | Lancashire police said officers were called to Oswaldtwistle on Wednesday evening following reports that a man had been shot in the chest. The victim was taken to Royal Blackburn hospital where he died a short time later, while the boy, from Accrington, was taken into custody. |
| Police believe the shooting was an isolated incident and there is no wider threat to local residents, although extra officers were deployed to the area. The man was found to have suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest after the alarm was raised at 8.25pm. | Police believe the shooting was an isolated incident and there is no wider threat to local residents, although extra officers were deployed to the area. The man was found to have suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest after the alarm was raised at 8.25pm. |
| Launching a murder inquiry, DI Pete Danby said: “Firstly my thoughts are with the man’s family at this incredibly sad and difficult time. They are being supported by specially trained officers. We are in the very early stages of our investigation and have a number of officers [making] inquiries. | Launching a murder inquiry, DI Pete Danby said: “Firstly my thoughts are with the man’s family at this incredibly sad and difficult time. They are being supported by specially trained officers. We are in the very early stages of our investigation and have a number of officers [making] inquiries. |
| “We think this was an isolated incident and believe there is no wider threat to local residents. However, we have stepped up patrols in the area to offer some reassurance to the community. If you have any information that you think could assist us with our investigation, please contact us immediately.” | “We think this was an isolated incident and believe there is no wider threat to local residents. However, we have stepped up patrols in the area to offer some reassurance to the community. If you have any information that you think could assist us with our investigation, please contact us immediately.” |
| Anyone with information can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or report any information at crimestoppers-uk.org. | Anyone with information can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or report any information at crimestoppers-uk.org. |
| Gun crime | |
| news | |
| Share on Facebook | |
| Share on Twitter | |
| Share via Email | |
| Share on LinkedIn | |
| Share on Pinterest | |
| Share on Google+ | |
| Share on WhatsApp | |
| Share on Messenger | |
| Reuse this content |