Police issue new update after 15-year-old is shot in Cardiff
Police issue new update after 15-year-old is shot in Cardiff
Officers are asking for help as they ramp up their investigation into the shooting
Clos y Ffynnon in Pontprennau
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Police in Cardiff are asking for the public's help in identifying who shot a teenage boy in a residential area of the city. A 15-year-old male was the victim of a shooting which happened at approximately 8pm on Saturday, June 7, in Clos Y Fynnon in the Pontprennau area of Cardiff.
The boy was taken to hospital for treatment but his condition was not life-threatening. South Wales Police is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
In particular the force is appealing to motorists who were driving in the area at the time.
The force is asking anyone who travelled through Pontprennau or Pentwyn, who may have used Church Road or the A4232 (Pentwyn link road) between 7pm and 7.50pm on Saturday, June 7, to submit dashcam footage to police. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here .
Detective superintendent Mark O'Shea said: 'I want to reassure the local community that teams of detectives and specialist staff continue to work at pace to identify who was responsible and are piecing together what happened that evening.
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"The victim suffered relatively minor injuries, though it could so easily have been a lot worse.
"The public can help us identify and arrest who was responsible - anyone driving through the specified areas at that time on Saturday evening could well have vital evidence on their dashcams, so please send it to us so we can look through it.'
Information and footage can be submitted to South Wales Police here. You can also contact the force by calling 101, quoting reference number 2500180055.
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