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Murder detectives alerted to gun

Kadeem Blackwood
Kadeem Blackwood was walking with friends when he was shot

Police say they may have found the shotgun used to kill 15-year-old Kadeem Blackwood who was shot dead in Derby last month.

The gun was found by a member of the public in a bag near a golf course on Wilmore Road in Sinfin at about noon.

Crime scene investigators have taken the gun away for forensic examination.

Meanwhile Kadeem Blackwood's family said they bore no malice against those that took his life. His funeral was held at Derby Cathedral on Wednesday.

'Overwhelming support'

The teenager was shot on 11 November in the Sunnyhill area of Derby. Nine people have been arrested in connection with his death.

Michael Hamblett-Sewell, 19, and Callum Campbell, 18, both of Derby, have been charged with his murder.

A 48-year-old woman has been charged with assisting an offender, and Ashley Campbell, 23, has also been charged with the same offence.

Addressing the congregation at the funeral service, Kadeem's father Steven Blackwood said the "support and warmth" his family had received from the whole community had been overwhelming.

Later the teenager's uncle, Clive Blackwood, said the family had not forgotten the suffering of the families and relatives of those accused, and bore no malice to those who took his life.

He added: "We leave in God's hands their judgement".

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