Boy, 16, serious after being shot in leg in Sheffield

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The teenage boy was found with gunshot wound to his leg in Sheffield

A teenager has been shot in the leg in Sheffield.

Emergency services were called to Spital Lane at 00:10 BST and found a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound.

He was taken to hospital where he remains in a "serious but stable condition".

A large cordon remains in place at the scene as detectives investigate. South Yorkshire Police has urged witnesses and anyone with information to contact the force.

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