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Teenagers hurt in double shooting Teenagers hurt in double shooting
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Two youths aged 15 and 17 were taken to hospital after a double shooting in Nottingham, police have confirmed.Two youths aged 15 and 17 were taken to hospital after a double shooting in Nottingham, police have confirmed.
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 confirmed they were called to Palin Street in the Hyson Green area at 2145 GMT on Friday.
The two boys, both local, were taken to Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre with gunshot wounds, EMAS said.The two boys, both local, were taken to Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre with gunshot wounds, EMAS said.
A police spokesman said the victims' injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. Their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. The 15-year-old was later released from hospital.
He added that no-one had been arrested. No-one has been arrested in connection with the shootings.
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. Armed patrols
"It's getting more and more common to see roads cordoned off like this and - instantly - shootings cross your mind." A police spokesman said: "Increased police patrols will be stepped up in and around Nottingham.
Police say that a number of local roads have been cordoned off and are likely to remain closed for some time. "These patrols will include armed police officers, providing a high visibility presence across parts of the city centre.
"Senior police officers believe the use of armed patrols will send out a strong message that gun crime will not be tolerated in Nottingham and also reassure members of the public."
Resident Sapphina Anderson, a friend of one of the victims, said there was a lot of trouble in the area where the shootings happened.
"They're all in gangs so you have to lay low basically and get out of it," she said.
"It's scary. Obviously you just have to take precautions."