Police have issued an update on the man arrested at the scene
An update has been issued after a boy was shot dead at a farm. Emergency services rushed to a farm by the A66, north of Warcop, Cumbria at around 2.50pm on Saturday, September 28.
When police arrived, a firearm was recovered and the eight-year-old boy was taken to hospital by air ambulance. The boy died overnight in hospital having suffered injuries to his head and face.
A man in his 60s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault before being taken to custody and later held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. Cumbria Police confirmed on Sunday evening he has since been bailed while the force continues its investigation. Police urged any witnesses to come forward.
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A resident of nearby Brough told the PA news agency he was driving by the scene when he saw medics, police vans and a helicopter. Frank Chalmers, 73, said: “I passed the farm at around about 3pm and I saw the helicopter with its rotors stopped and medics marching up the hill, a lot of police, maybe five police vans. One car was parked in the middle of an empty field.
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“It all looked very serious. I think with that level of police presence it’s usually a dreadful incident like a death. They don’t usually turn out in that kind of force.” The retiree said the area is “very, very rural”.
