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| A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death during an incident in Blackpool, Lancashire Police have said. | A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death during an incident in Blackpool, Lancashire Police have said. |
| Officers were called to Cockerham Walk in Grange Park in the early hours where they found the teenager and another man, aged 26, with stab wounds. | |
| The teenager died at the scene while the other victim was taken to the Blackpool Victoria Hospital, though his injuries are not life-threatening. | The teenager died at the scene while the other victim was taken to the Blackpool Victoria Hospital, though his injuries are not life-threatening. |
| Officers are expected to question the man about the incident later. | Officers are expected to question the man about the incident later. |
| You read about this sort of thing in the papers but you never expect it on your doorstep James Cairns, resident | |
| Det Ch Insp Neil Esseen, leading the investigation, said: "We've launched a murder investigation and are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen anything to come forward. | Det Ch Insp Neil Esseen, leading the investigation, said: "We've launched a murder investigation and are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen anything to come forward. |
| "We realise an incident took place in the early hours of this morning, but we believe someone may have seen something. | "We realise an incident took place in the early hours of this morning, but we believe someone may have seen something. |
| "The 16-year-old received a single stab wound and was dead at the scene. | |
| "A 26-year-old man has been taken to the Vic suffering from stab wounds, but his injuries are not serious." | "A 26-year-old man has been taken to the Vic suffering from stab wounds, but his injuries are not serious." |
| Much of Cockerham Walk has been cordoned off while forensic teams examine the scene for evidence. | |
| 'Dodgy reputation' | |
| Local resident James Cairns said: "The forensic people have been up and down the street looking on our front paths - it's all very busy. | |
| Mr Cairns said the victim lived with his parents and brother near the scene of the stabbing. | |
| He added: "You read about this sort of thing in the papers but you never expect it on your doorstep. | |
| "It's a big shock. Grange Park has got a bit of a dodgy reputation for violence but in the years we've been here we've never been burgled. | |
| "It's as good as anywhere in Blackpool nowadays." |