A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a 16-year-old boy was shot in Sheffield, police said.

The incident happened shortly before 5.20pm in London Road on Monday, a busy city-centre route during rush hour.

The victim was taken to hospital, where he remains in a life-threatening condition.

South Yorkshire Police said the 15-year-old is being held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder as detectives work to establish the circumstances surrounding the attack.

Sheffield Superintendent Martin Simcock said: “Gun crime and violent crime has no place in South Yorkshire, and the fact that a young boy is fighting for his life is appalling and will not be tolerated.”

He said officers and forensic teams had been gathering evidence but added that the investigation still relies on help

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