Police cordon in place after teenage boy shot in Sheffield street

A police cordon is in place this morning following shooting in a Sheffield street.
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Crime scene investigators are in attendance on Spital Street, Burngreave, and a large cordon is in place.

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One eyewitness said police were called to the scene at around 12.30am this morning.

Spital Street, Burngreave. Picture: GoogleSpital Street, Burngreave. Picture: Google
Spital Street, Burngreave. Picture: Google
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She said she heard a woman scream: “It’s my son, it’s my son – is he dead ?”

The woman, who lives on Spital Street but not want to be named, said the road had become a ‘hotspot’ for crime due to no working CCTV cameras or street lightings.

In 2008, 17-year-old Tarek Chaiboub, nicknamed Gt, was shot dead in a barber's shop on the street.

The woman said: “This spot has been a hot spot for stabbings, murders and shootings since Tarek got shot in the barbers and there are no cameras or street lighting that works or is sufficient in this area.

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“This is why drug dealers deal drugs openly here and also this is why violent crimes happen again and again in this same area.”

Police have now confirmed a teenage boy was shot, not a man. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY.