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| A teenager shot dead in Sheffield was probably carrying a firearm, a senior officer has said. | A teenager shot dead in Sheffield was probably carrying a firearm, a senior officer has said. |
| The 17-year-old, who police have not yet named, was shot dead at a barber's shop on Spital Street on Friday. | The 17-year-old, who police have not yet named, was shot dead at a barber's shop on Spital Street on Friday. |
| Ch Supt Paul Broadbent said: "I believe he (the victim) was carrying a firearm." He also confirmed the shooting may well be gang-related. | |
| Since the shooting extra officers have been patrolling the areas of Spital Hill and Burngreave close. | Since the shooting extra officers have been patrolling the areas of Spital Hill and Burngreave close. |
| At a news conference on Saturday, Mr Broadbent said he could not yet confirm reports that the victim had been released from hospital a week earlier after a knife attack on him. | |
| The incident happened a few streets away from where Jonathan Matondo, 16, was shot dead in October 2007. | |
| We have made contact with him on a small number of occasions recently Ch Supt Paul Broadhurst | |
| Mr Broadbent admitted the dead teenager was known to police before his death and said the investigation was looking at if it was a gang-related attack. | |
| The police officer added: "He had been in touch with the police, or we have made contact with him on a small number of occasions recently if indeed it is the same person we think it is." | |
| The police stressed that despite the murder the community were not in danger. | |
| Mr Broadhurst said: "There are different interpretations of what a gang is - is it an organised crime group who carry guns or is it a small number of people who about on a street corner?" |