Suspected burglar shot dead in farmhouse pictured
A suspected burglar shot dead by a homeowner in a botched burglary has been pictured for the first time.
Marcus Smith, 19, has been named locally as the man who was fatally shot during a break-in at a property in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire around 1.20am yesterday.
Smith was reportedly found inside with fatal injuries.
He was a footballer who played for local club Chapel Town FC, and was a former pupil at Chapel-en-le-Frith High School.
Smith’s mother posted a photo of her and her son on Facebook today, which was flooded with condolence messages.
A section of Eccles Road has been cordoned off and a murder investigation launched.
Neighbours said the incident appears to be a ‘burglary that went wrong’, with one neighbour telling the Mail: ‘The farm is in a remote location, quite deep in the valley and set back from the main road.
‘I suspect it was an opportunistic burglary that has gone wrong.’
Another said: ‘Obviously, it’s shocking when something like this happens on your doorstep. I’ve had people ringing me asking if I’m okay. This is normally a sleepy, little town.’
A second suspect has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary, and was found with serious injuries nearby in the same road and taken to hospital.
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