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| Wickford shooting: Boy shot in face by eight-year-old | Wickford shooting: Boy shot in face by eight-year-old |
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| A five-year-old child was shot in the face by an eight-year-old boy, police have confirmed. | A five-year-old child was shot in the face by an eight-year-old boy, police have confirmed. |
| The boy is at the Royal London Hospital with a serious, but not life-threatening, face injury. | The boy is at the Royal London Hospital with a serious, but not life-threatening, face injury. |
| Police said the shooting at the house in Upper Park Road in Wickford, Essex, involved an illegally-held weapon. | |
| An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm and drug offences. He has been released on police bail until 6 January. | An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm and drug offences. He has been released on police bail until 6 January. |
| A police spokeswoman said the 18-year-old was "related" to one of the boys, but would not say which. | A police spokeswoman said the 18-year-old was "related" to one of the boys, but would not say which. |
| She said the owners of the property were not in the house at the time, but were nearby when the child was shot. | She said the owners of the property were not in the house at the time, but were nearby when the child was shot. |
| A number of licensed firearms were also kept at the property, police said. These guns have been removed. |