Cumbria Police are investigating an incident following the death of an eight-year-old boy in a firearm incident at a farm in Warcop.
Emergency services were called to a farm in the Warcop area following a report that a child had been seriously injured by a firearm at the property at around 2.50pm on Saturday, September 28.
A police spokesman said: "Police and NWAS attended.
"The firearm was secured at the scene by police and an eight-year-old boy was taken to hospital by air ambulance having suffered serious and life-threatening injuries to his head and face.
"Sadly, the boy has died overnight."
"Officers arrested a man in his 60s at the scene on suspicion of assault GBH. He remains in police custody but is now under arrest on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter."
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