FARMER BAILED AFTER BURGLARY SHOOTING DEATH

A farmer arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder over the shooting of two men during a burglary has been bailed.

Derbyshire Police was called to reports of a burglary in Eccles Road, in Whaley Bridge, at 01:20 BST on Wednesday.

Officers found 19-year-old Marcus Smith with fatal gunshot wounds and another teen with a gunshot wound nearby.

The force said the arrested man, in his 50s, had been bailed while investigations continue.

Mr Smith, of Chapel-en-le-Frith, played football for a local team and was a DJ at a pub.

The second man who was shot remains in hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening.

Derbyshire Police said other three men arrested in connection with the burglary had also now been bailed as inquiries continue.

They are man in his 30s arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary, a man in his 20s arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary and a man in his late teens held on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Officers are continuing to appeal for witnesses and information.

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