Pictured: Suspected burglar, 19, who was shot dead during alleged break-in at Peak District farmhouse - as farmer is quizzed on suspicion of attempted murder

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  • Locals named Marcus Smith, 19, arsenic the antheral killed by a gunshot during incident 
  • Police recovered Mr Smith with fatal injuries wrong secluded Derbyshire property 

By Liz Hull And Ian Leonard

Published: 07:25 EDT, 2 May 2024 | Updated: 08:00 EDT, 2 May 2024

This is the suspected burglar changeable dormant by a husbandman successful an alleged bungled break-in.

Locals named Marcus Smith, 19, arsenic the antheral who died of fatal gunshot wounds during the incidental successful the Peak District aboriginal yesterday.

Officers were called to reports of a break-in astatine a spot connected a distant state lane, successful Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, astatine astir 1.20am.

They recovered Mr Smith with fatal injuries wrong the spot and different earnestly wounded successful the roadworthy outside.

A erstwhile pupil astatine Chapel-en-le-Frith High School, Mr Smith was a footballer who had played for section nine Chapel Town FC.

Officers cordoned disconnected a ample conception of Eccles Road pursuing the alleged break-in 

They recovered Mr Smith with fatal injuries wrong the spot and different earnestly wounded outside

A erstwhile pupil astatine Chapel-en-le-Frith High School, Mr Smith  had played for his section team

Today his caregiver mother, Kerry, posted a representation of her and her lad connected her Facebook page.

It prompted respective comments from friends telling of their 'heartbreak' and sympathy for her loss.

One wrote: 'We are truthful shocked and truthful heartbroken, thing tin explicit however profoundly atrocious we are.'

Officers cordoned disconnected a ample conception of Eccles Road pursuing the alleged break-in and launched a execution investigation.

Police astatine the country in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire aft the shooting connected Wednesday morning

The injured antheral was taken to infirmary for attraction and arrested connected suspicion of aggravated burglary.   

A 3rd fishy was besides arrested connected suspicion of the aforesaid offence this day aft being stopped by constabulary successful a conveyance connected the A6, adjacent Chapel-en-le-Frith, respective hours later.

The husbandman was arrested connected suspicion of execution and attempted execution and was contiguous inactive being quizzed by detectives. He has been named locally but the Mail is not identifying him.

Neighbours said the incidental appeared to person been a 'burglary that went wrong.'

A woman, who lives adjacent the farm, said: 'The workplace is successful a distant location, rather heavy successful the vale and acceptable backmost from the main road.

'I fishy it was an opportunistic burglary that has gone wrong.'

Another section said: 'This is simply a tiny community, everyone knows everyone astir here.'

Another pistillate added: 'Obviously, it's shocking erstwhile thing similar this happens connected your doorstep. I've had radical ringing maine asking if I'm okay. This is usually a sleepy, small town.'

Chief Superintendent Dave Kirby, of Derbyshire police, said helium believed the incidental was a 'targeted attack' and determination was nary wider hazard to the public.

'We admit the interaction this incidental is having connected this tiny agrarian assemblage and we'd similar to convey section residents for their assistance with this probe truthful far,' helium said.

'We are alert determination has been immoderate speculation locally astir this and, portion we are successful the aboriginal stages of the investigation, we judge this is simply a targeted incident. At this signifier we don't judge determination is immoderate wider hazard to the public.

'Residents successful the country volition spot an accrued constabulary beingness successful the country for immoderate clip arsenic investigations proceed and we volition supply further updates arsenic soon arsenic we are able.

'In the meantime, I'd inquire anyone who has immoderate accusation to delight interaction us, successful confidence.'

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