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Teenager held over boy's shooting Two arrested over boy's shooting
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An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 16-year-old boy who was found shot dead in Sheffield, police have said. Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Sheffield, detectives have said.
Jonathan Matondo was killed in a playground on Nottingham Cliff in the Burngreave area of Sheffield on Wednesday night. Jonathan Matondo was shot in the head in a playground at Nottingham Cliff in Burngreave on Wednesday night.
A post-mortem examination showed he had died from a single shot to the head. One 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder at his home in Burngreave on Friday morning.
Police said the suspect was arrested at his home in Burngreave on Friday morning and was being held in custody. A second 18-year-old man was arrested in Union Street in the city centre on Friday evening.
Sheffield's police commander Ch Supt Jon House said: "This arrest is a direct result of community involvement and we hope to make further arrests. Both suspects remain in police custody.
He was only 16 - much too young to die - and much loved by his friends, family and the community Armand Vibila, Jonathan Matondo's uncle In a statement released after the first arrest, Sheffield's police commander Ch Supt Jon House said: "This arrest is a direct result of community involvement and we hope to make further arrests.
"Hopefully this will encourage other people to come forward and give us more information."Hopefully this will encourage other people to come forward and give us more information.
He was only 16 - much too young to die - and much loved by his friends, family and the community Armand Vibila, Jonathan Matondo's uncle
"This weekend there will be armed and unarmed officers patrolling the Burngreave area to show how seriously we are taking this and to assure the community that we will not tolerate gun crime in our city.""This weekend there will be armed and unarmed officers patrolling the Burngreave area to show how seriously we are taking this and to assure the community that we will not tolerate gun crime in our city."
On Thursday, the victim's uncle Armand Vibila had called for people to help catch his nephew's killers.On Thursday, the victim's uncle Armand Vibila had called for people to help catch his nephew's killers.
He said: "He was only 16 - much too young to die - and much loved by his friends, family and the community."He said: "He was only 16 - much too young to die - and much loved by his friends, family and the community."
Speaking alongside Mr Vibila at a news conference, the Reverend Jack Kinsiona said the murdered teenager had expressed ambitions to become a preacher.Speaking alongside Mr Vibila at a news conference, the Reverend Jack Kinsiona said the murdered teenager had expressed ambitions to become a preacher.
Mr Kinsiona, from the Light of Christ Church in Burngreave, cried as he spoke about the youngster.Mr Kinsiona, from the Light of Christ Church in Burngreave, cried as he spoke about the youngster.
He said: "Jonathan was a great person, he had been to our church. . . I am crying now . . . I want to ask the government to find who killed Jonathan, because Jonathan was very popular in the church."He said: "Jonathan was a great person, he had been to our church. . . I am crying now . . . I want to ask the government to find who killed Jonathan, because Jonathan was very popular in the church."