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Three teenagers arrested after 14-year-old boy shot dead in south-east London

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 202 words · By Caroline Davies
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What to know about Three teenagers arrested after 14-year-old boy shot dead in south-east London

Police have launched a murder investigation after a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in Woolwich, south-east London.

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What happened

Police have launched a murder investigation after a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in Woolwich, south-east London.

Why it matters

Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Common ground

Officers received reports of a shooting on Lord Warwick Street, Woolwich, at about 3.40pm on Thursday, the Metropolitan police said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Two boys, aged 14 and 16, and an 18-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder.”
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Wikipedia entries cited are unrelated to arrests or the described suspects. No evidence connects these individuals to the incident.
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Claim 2: “Officers received reports of a shooting on Lord Warwick Street, Woolwich, at about 3.40pm on Thursday, the Metropolitan police said.”
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Wikipedia entries cited are unrelated to Woolwich shootings or Lord Warwick Street. No temporal or spatial details match the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Birmingham Rifles was a volunteer unit of the British Army founded in Birmingham in 1859. As the 5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, it served as infantry on the Western Front and in Italy…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lincoln Christ's Hospital School is an English state secondary school with academy status located in Wragby Road in Lincoln. It was established in 1974, taking over the pupils and many of the staff of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Middleton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Rochdale and 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Manchester. M…
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Claim 3: “Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web results, or Wikipedia to support arrests of teenagers in connection to the incident.
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Claim 4: “The force had said earlier that the victim was a man, but on Friday confirmed he was a 14-year-old boy.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web results, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the victim's age revision.
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Claim 5: “Police have launched a murder investigation after a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in Woolwich, south-east London.”
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Wikipedia entries cited do not mention a 14-year-old boy being shot in Woolwich. The only relevant entry references Lee Rigby's 2013 murder, which is unrelated to the claim's timeline and victim age.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the afternoon of 22 May 2013, a British Army soldier, Fusilier Lee Rigby of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was killed by Islamist terrorists Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale near the Royal…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Woolwich () is a market town in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and indu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry across the River Thames in East London, connecting Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north. It is licensed and financed by…
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Claim 6: “Anyone with information or footage is asked to call police on 101, quoting CAD 4848/2APR or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web results, or Wikipedia to confirm the police contact details or CAD reference.
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Claim 7: “The shooting took place on a residential street close to Woolwich Dockyard train station.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web results, or Wikipedia to confirm the shooting location near Woolwich Dockyard.
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