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| Boy, 8, shot in abdomen and arm | Boy, 8, shot in abdomen and arm |
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| An eight-year-old boy has suffered shotgun wounds to his abdomen and arm, police have confirmed. | An eight-year-old boy has suffered shotgun wounds to his abdomen and arm, police have confirmed. |
| He remains critically ill in South Tyneside District Hospital after he was injured during a shooting at a travellers' site near Gateshead. | |
| A 10-year-old boy was arrested following the incident on Friday and has since been released on bail. | A 10-year-old boy was arrested following the incident on Friday and has since been released on bail. |
| Supt Jim Napier said: "We believe the answers to this incident lie within the travellers' site." | Supt Jim Napier said: "We believe the answers to this incident lie within the travellers' site." |
| Supt Napier added: "I would like to reassure the public that we do not have someone wandering around with a gun shooting children." | Supt Napier added: "I would like to reassure the public that we do not have someone wandering around with a gun shooting children." |
| He said it was too early to speculate whether the victim and the suspect were related. | He said it was too early to speculate whether the victim and the suspect were related. |
| The young boy underwent surgery on Friday night and remains in a critical but stable condition. | The young boy underwent surgery on Friday night and remains in a critical but stable condition. |
| West Pastures is a small permanent travellers' site to the south of Gateshead. | West Pastures is a small permanent travellers' site to the south of Gateshead. |