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Boy, six, dies after incident at house in Sproatley Boy, 6, dead after pellet gun shooting Sproatley
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A six-year-old boy has died after being seriously injured at a house in an East Yorkshire village. A six-year-old boy has died after being shot with a pellet gun at a house in East Yorkshire.
The child was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary from Church Lane, Sproatley, at 16:00 BST on Thursday. The child died in hospital after being injured in Church Lane in the village of Sproatley, at 16:00 BST on Thursday.
Humberside Police would not reveal the nature of his injuries. Det Ch Insp Mark Goulding of Humberside Police said: "Initial indication is this is a pellet gun injury.
Det Ch Insp Mark Goulding said: "Our thoughts are with his family... we request that they are given privacy at this very difficult time." "We're investigating the circumstances and the investigation is at an early stage."
He added: "Our thoughts are with his family, who are being supported by specialist officers and we request that they are given privacy at this very difficult time."
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