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Whaley Bridge: Farmer bailed after burglary shooting death

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

They are a 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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