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Shooting victim 'a 14-year-old' | |
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A 14-year-old boy is believed to be one of two youths taken to hospital after a double shooting in Nottingham. | |
Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) confirmed they were called to Palin Street in the Hyson Green area at 2145 GMT on Friday. | Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) confirmed they were called to Palin Street in the Hyson Green area at 2145 GMT on Friday. |
The two youths were taken to Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre with gunshot wounds, EMAS said. | |
A police spokesman said the two victims' injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. | |
He added that no-one had been arrested. | He added that no-one had been arrested. |
One local man - who asked not to be named - told BBC Radio Nottingham: "I think it's terrible - there's shootings going on all the time, it's so common now. | One local man - who asked not to be named - told BBC Radio Nottingham: "I think it's terrible - there's shootings going on all the time, it's so common now. |
"It's getting more and more common to see roads cordoned off like this and - instantly - shootings cross your mind." | "It's getting more and more common to see roads cordoned off like this and - instantly - shootings cross your mind." |
Police say that a number of local roads have been cordoned off and are likely to remain closed for some time this morning. | |
No further details of the victims have been released. |