Man, 18, seriously injured in Sheffield shooting discharged from hospital

A young man seriously injured in a shooting in a Sheffield street has been discharged from hospital but needs further treatment.
By Claire Lewis
Published 30th Mar 2021, 12:43 BST
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The 18-year-old was seriously injured when a gun was fired during a fight on Queens Road, Heeley, on Thursday, March 18.

He was taken to hospital and spent a week receiving treatment and although he has since been discharged, South Yorkshire Police said he will require ‘ongoing treatment’.

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Four arrests were made in Sheffield yesterday as part of the police probe into the shooting.

An 18-year-old man was shot in an incident on Queens Road, Heeley, earlier this monthAn 18-year-old man was shot in an incident on Queens Road, Heeley, earlier this month
An 18-year-old man was shot in an incident on Queens Road, Heeley, earlier this month

One man was arrested at a flat in the Kelham Gate development in Kelham Island and three others were arrested at a property on Preston Street, Sharrow.

A 19-year-old held on suspicion of attempted murder and drug offences was recalled to prison until June 2022 after questioning.

A 48-year-old man arrested on suspicion of the same offences was bailed after questioning.

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Two other men, aged 28 and 45, arrested on suspicion of drug offences, were later released.

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