The scene in New Square, West Bromwich, showing a blue forensic tent (Picture: Chris Cox/J1 Roofing Ltd/BPM)
A 15-year-old boy has been stabbed to death at a busy shopping centre in Birmingham.
The boy was knifed at New Square shopping centre in West Bromwich around 9.15pm yesterday evening.
Police have now launched a murder investigation.
A spokesperson for the shopping centre said: ‘An incident took place last night at New Square. Due to this, the shopping centre is currently fully closed.
‘We are now assisting West Midlands Police in their investigations and will give further updates, once we are able, regarding the reopening of the centre.
‘Thank you to all our customers for their patience and cooperation.’
The shopping centre was cordoned off after the stabbing (Picture: Reece Harvey/BPM)
An update from New Square shopping centre today (Picture: Facebook)
New Square shopping centre in West Bromwich (Picture: Google)
DCI Laura Harrison said: ‘It is a tragedy that yet another young life has been lost as a result of knife crime. Our immediate thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends.
‘We’re at the early stages of our enquiries but we have detectives working hard to identify those responsible and bring them into custody as soon as possible.
‘There are several lines of enquiry that we will be following, but we also need people to come forward with information.
‘We’ll be increasing patrols and offering reassurance to the community over the coming days.’
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