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Two further arrests after teenage boy shot

Kris Holland
BBC News, Northamptonshire
Ant Saddington/BBC A marked blue and yellow police car parked by the side of a road. Two people dressed in white hazmat suits with purple gloves and black shoes and standing next to the open door of a white van.Ant Saddington/BBC
The boy was shot near Westcott Way in Corby on 11 April

Two further arrests have been made as police investigate the shooting of a teenage boy.

The 17-year-old victim - who is expected to make a recovery - was injured in Hazel Wood, near Westcott Way in Corby, at about 16:15 BST on 11 April.

Northamptonshire Police said a 54-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs. A 41-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Both have been released on police bail pending further inquiries.

A 20-year-old man - who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on 14 April - has also been released on police bail.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Northamptonshire Police on 101.

Ant Saddington/BBC Blue and white police tape cordons off an area in Corby. The area inside the cordon is a path through an area of grass surrounded by trees on either side. At the back of the cordon is a group of police officers in their uniform. Ant Saddington/BBC
Police urged any witnesses to get in touch

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