Top cop speaks of "desperate position" Sheffield shooting victim, 16, and family are in
A senior Sheffield police officer has written to residents, saying he is “outraged” by the shooting of a 16-year-old boy, which he says has left the victim in a “desperate position.”
The shooting took place on London Road, near to the junction with Abbeydale Road, on the evening of Monday, November 24, 2025, with police called to the scene at around 5.17pm.
A 16-year-old boy injured in the shooting suffered life-threatening injuries, and has remained in a critical condition ever since.
Tanzir Ali, aged 26, of Glencoe Road, Sheffield, has been charged with attempted murder and Sharna Osborne, 23, of Greenhill Road, Sheffield, has been charged with assisting an offender.
Ttwo boys, aged 15 and 16, arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder have been released on bail.
A 40-year-old man arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has also been bailed.
As investigations continue, Chief Superintendent Jamie Henderson, District Commander for Sheffield, has written to people in the area, urging people in the community to work with the police “to ensure this cannot happen again.”
In a letter seen by The Star, Chf Supt Henderson writes: “My reason for writing to you is to ask for your help. The boy and his family are members of our community.
“Like you and I, they did not expect to be impacted by gun crime but now find themselves in a desperate position.
“We owe it to them to work together to ensure this cannot happen again. We will pursue the guns, but the trail to them is always one of crime.
“If you can share with us any information you have on crime in the area, you are helping to build a picture which will lead us to guns so we can take them off our streets.”
He adds: “As District Commander for Sheffield, I am outraged that this happened on our city's streets.
“The injured child was shot on one of the city's busiest streets during rush hour. This is not acceptable and we will relentiessly pursue those responsible. This is a significant operation with officers working around the clock using a wide range of tactics. You'll understand that I can't share more on this at this stage.”
In the letter, dated Friday, November 28, 2025, Chf Supt Henderson also outlined the work the force has done to reduce the number of firearm discharges, which have been reported in recent years.
He said: “In the last five years, with your help we have considerably reduced the number of firearms discharges from 86 in 2020 to 17 this year so far in South Yorkshire. That said, a 16 year old being shot in the street tells us we must amplify our efforts, go further, and be relentless in our pursuit of those responsible.
“To do this we need your help.If you have information about crime, drug dealing, or guns, in your area please contact us.”
Anyone wishing to pass on information can call South Yorkshire Police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously or 0800 555 111.
Please quote incident number 630 of November 24, 2025.