Arrests made in shot boy inquiry

Six people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a boy shot dead in a possible gang-related attack in Sheffield.

Tarek Chaiboub, 17, from Wincobank, was shot in a barber's shop on Spital Street in Burngreave a week ago.

Police arrested five youths and a female all aged between 13 and 22 in the Sheffield area on Thursday. They are all due to be questioned.

Detectives will make a fresh appeal for information later.

The five young men were detained in the Petre Street area at about 1700 BST and the female was arrested in the Sheffield Lane Top area at around lunchtime.

'Gang element'

Tarek's father, Rashid Chaiboub, has said he did not realise his son was possibly involved in a gang lifestyle.

"I did not realise that his destiny was shaping outside of my hands," said Mr Chaiboub.

The teenager who was known locally as GT had two sisters and a brother.

Police said Tarek, who died from bullet wounds to his back, was probably carrying a gun when he was killed.

Ch Supt Paul Broadbent said: "In my opinion there may well be a gang element involved in this particular crime."

Mr Broadbent said Tarek was known to the police before his death and added: "This is a tragic, awful, loss of life. This was someone's son, brother."

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