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Police arrest murder suspect over double shooting in Whaley Bridge burglary

Teenager killed and another injured after attempted burglary at east Midlands farm

A man in his 50s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a teenager was shot dead and another injured following an attempted burglary at a farm in the east Midlands.

Officers were called to the property in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, at about 1.20am on Wednesday and found a teenager with fatal gunshot wounds. The force said he was not the owner of the property.

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