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| Teenager shot dead is identified | Teenager shot dead is identified |
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| A 17-year-old shot dead in Sheffield in a possible gang-related attack has been identified by police. | |
| Tarek Chaiboub was shot in a barber's shop on Spital Street, in Burngreave, on Friday afternoon. | Tarek Chaiboub was shot in a barber's shop on Spital Street, in Burngreave, on Friday afternoon. |
| Ch Supt Paul Broadbent, who is leading the murder investigation, said he believed the teenager was carrying a gun at the time he was killed. | Ch Supt Paul Broadbent, who is leading the murder investigation, said he believed the teenager was carrying a gun at the time he was killed. |
| A post-mortem examination revealed Tarek died from injuries sustained when he was shot in the back. | A post-mortem examination revealed Tarek died from injuries sustained when he was shot in the back. |
| The teenager, who lived in the Wincobank area of the city, was known locally as GT and had two sisters and a brother. | The teenager, who lived in the Wincobank area of the city, was known locally as GT and had two sisters and a brother. |
| This is a tragic, awful, loss of life Ch Supt Paul Broadbent | This is a tragic, awful, loss of life Ch Supt Paul Broadbent |
| Since the shooting extra officers have been patrolling the area and carrying out house-to-house inquires. | Since the shooting extra officers have been patrolling the area and carrying out house-to-house inquires. |
| Police said they were pursuing some positive information from members of the public about the shooting, which could be gang-related. | |
| Mr Broadbent said: "In my opinion there may well be a gang element involved in this particular crime." | Mr Broadbent said: "In my opinion there may well be a gang element involved in this particular crime." |
| The senior officer 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 senior officer said he could not yet confirm reports that the victim had been released from hospital a week earlier after a knife attack on him. |
| 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. | 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 officer added: "This is a tragic, awful, loss of life. This was someone's son, brother." | The officer added: "This is a tragic, awful, loss of life. This was someone's son, brother." |
| He also urged people who knew Tarek not to take the law into their own hands or use violence as revenge. | He also urged people who knew Tarek not to take the law into their own hands or use violence as revenge. |