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Boy, 6, dead after pellet gun shooting Sproatley | |
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A six-year-old boy has died after being shot with a pellet gun at a house in East Yorkshire. | |
The child died in hospital after being injured in Church Lane in the village of Sproatley, at 16:00 BST on Thursday. | |
Det Ch Insp Mark Goulding of Humberside Police said: "Initial indication is this is a pellet gun injury. | |
"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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