Whaley Bridge: Two further arrests after fatal shooting in village

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By Matt Taylor

BBC News, East Midlands

Two more people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of two men during a burglary in Derbyshire.

Police said on Friday two men had been arrested in relation to a burglary in Eccles Road, in Whaley Bridge, at 01:20 BST on Wednesday.

A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit burglary and remains in police custody, while another man, who is in his late teens, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

The force also confirmed a man found at the scene with fatal gunshot wounds was Marcus Smith, 19.

A farmer in his 50s is being questioned on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

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