First picture of Sheffield murder victim as tributes pour in following fatal stabbing

This is the latest victim of knife crime in Sheffield – a popular young dad who was stabbed to death in the city.
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Lewis Bagshaw, aged 21, was found with stab wounds to his chest in Piper Crescent, Southey, at around 10.15pm on Sunday.

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Shocked residents claim the dad-of-one may have been stabbed elsewhere and staggered into their street in a desperate bid to seek help.

Lewis Bagshaw was stabbed to death in SheffieldLewis Bagshaw was stabbed to death in Sheffield
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Detectives are trying to establish exactly where violence flared and why, although they have confirmed that they are treating the stabbing as a ‘targeted’ attack.

Extra police officers have been deployed to Southey in the wake of the murder.

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A photograph of Lewis has been shared on Facebook almost 2,000 times in a tribute to the popular young man.

Friend Lewis Macdonald urged people to share the photograph, which shows the murder victim with his young son in his arms.

He said: “Let's show his family we're all thinking of them.”

Online tributes have poured in for Lewis, who was known as ‘Baggy’.

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Posting on Facebook, Luke Mava described yesterday as the ‘hardest day’ of his life after learning of Lewis’ death.

Carolyn Oldfield potsed: “R.I.P Lewis, going to be sadly missed but never forgotten.”

Johneez Roberts added: “My heart is broken. My son grew up with him. I watched this boy grow up.”

Kelly Russell described Lewis as a ‘fab dad’.