Police make second arrest over double shooting in Sheffield as man is held on suspicion of attempted murder

By Claire Lewis
Published 12th Jan 2021, 14:00 BST
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A second man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder over a double shooting in Sheffield.

An 18-year-old man is being held over two shootings on the Manor estate on Wednesday, January 6.

In the first incident a gun was fired at a property on Castledale Croft just before 8pm and an hour later there was another shooting on neighbouring Prince of Wales Road.

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A 42-year-old woman and 23-year-old man who were inside the Castledale Croft house were injured but did not need hospital treatment.

A second arrest has been made over two shootings in Sheffield in the space of an hourA second arrest has been made over two shootings in Sheffield in the space of an hour
A second arrest has been made over two shootings in Sheffield in the space of an hour

There were no reports of injuries in the second incident, in which a person was fired at.

Both shootings are being treated as targeted attacks by detectives.

They are also believed to be linked.

A 27 year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder yesterday remains in police custody today.

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South Yorkshire Police said: “Detectives are still progressing the investigation and are still keen to hear from anyone with information or dash-cam footage.”

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