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| Boy, 15, dies in street shooting | Boy, 15, dies in street shooting |
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| A 15-year-old boy has died after being shot in the chest on a Derby street. | A 15-year-old boy has died after being shot in the chest on a Derby street. |
| Police said the boy was walking along Caxton Street in the Sunnyhill area of the city with friends at about 2120 GMT on Tuesday when he was shot. | Police said the boy was walking along Caxton Street in the Sunnyhill area of the city with friends at about 2120 GMT on Tuesday when he was shot. |
| He was taken to the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary for treatment but later died from his injuries. | He was taken to the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary for treatment but later died from his injuries. |
| Police said armed officers and police dogs searched for the offenders with the help of helicopter support but were unable to find them. | Police said armed officers and police dogs searched for the offenders with the help of helicopter support but were unable to find them. |
| 'Terrible tragedy' | 'Terrible tragedy' |
| Assistant Chief Constable Peter Goodman urged anyone who witnessed the shooting to come forward. | Assistant Chief Constable Peter Goodman urged anyone who witnessed the shooting to come forward. |
| He said: "This is a terrible tragedy in which a young teenager has lost his life. The public can rest assured that we are determined to bring the offenders to justice. | |
| "Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult and distressing time." | "Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult and distressing time." |
| Police confirmed the incident was the first ever fatal shooting of a teenager in Derbyshire. | |
| James Barker, 60, a maintenance electrician for Rolls-Royce and who lives on Caxton Street, was at work at the time of the shooting. | James Barker, 60, a maintenance electrician for Rolls-Royce and who lives on Caxton Street, was at work at the time of the shooting. |
| We are still trying to piece together what happened Jill Walden, Derbyshire Police | We are still trying to piece together what happened Jill Walden, Derbyshire Police |
| He said his wife told him there had been a "drive-by shooting". | He said his wife told him there had been a "drive-by shooting". |
| "When I came home from work this morning, at every entrance to the park there was a police car blocking it," he said. | "When I came home from work this morning, at every entrance to the park there was a police car blocking it," he said. |
| Jill Walden, a spokeswoman for Derbyshire Police, said detectives were still trying to piece together what had happened. | Jill Walden, a spokeswoman for Derbyshire Police, said detectives were still trying to piece together what had happened. |
| She said: "We immediately sent armed officers and dog units and a police helicopter to the scene to search for the offenders but unfortunately they'd disappeared by the time we got there. | She said: "We immediately sent armed officers and dog units and a police helicopter to the scene to search for the offenders but unfortunately they'd disappeared by the time we got there. |
| "We're remaining in the area today to carry out investigations, we'll be doing house-to-house inquiries." | "We're remaining in the area today to carry out investigations, we'll be doing house-to-house inquiries." |
| Police were also searching a house on Osmaston Park Road in the Peartree area of the city, about three-quarters of a mile away from Caxton Street. It was not immediately clear whether the two incidents were connected. | |
| Assistant Chief Constable Goodman added: "I would urge anyone who witnessed the shooting, or anyone who may have information about the incident, to come forward. | Assistant Chief Constable Goodman added: "I would urge anyone who witnessed the shooting, or anyone who may have information about the incident, to come forward. |
| "If people wish to pass on information anonymously, they can do so by ringing our call centre or the national charity Crimestoppers." | "If people wish to pass on information anonymously, they can do so by ringing our call centre or the national charity Crimestoppers." |