The boy was taken to hospital with "potentially life-threatening" gunshot injuries.
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The boy was taken to hospital with "potentially life-threatening" gunshot injuries.
A 17-year-old is in custody as a boy, 16, remains in a critical condition in hospital, say police. A teenager has been arrested after a 16-year-old boy was left in a critical condition following a shooting in Birmingham.
BBC News reported the story as "Attempted murder arrest over shooting of boy, 16." Sky News reported the story as "Arrest made after teenager left with potentially life-threatening gunshot wounds."
2 sources have covered this story, including BBC News and Sky News. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 20 hours ago.
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[02] DisputedKey facts present in mainstream desks; corroboration thin from wires.
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