Police were first alerted at around 5.30pm on Friday by paramedics who said two people had been seriously injured on Brentwood Terrace. The 18-year-old man was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Another boy, aged 16, was taken to hospital with serious injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening.
YEP reporter Alex Grant has been at the scene today (1 April), where Hall Road and Brentwood Terrace remain closed off as investigators carry out forensic examination and specialist searches.
1. Officers were called at 5.29pm
Officers were called at 5.29pm yesterday (31 March) by the ambulance service to reports two boys had been seriously injured on Brentwood Terrace in Armley. Photo: Alex Grant
2. The 18-year-old was pronounced dead shortly after
The 18-year-old man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced deceased a short time later. Another boy, aged 16, was taken to hospital with serious but not believed to be life threatening injuries. Photo: Alex Grant
3. Police cordons are in place
Detectives from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team are investigating, and police cordons are in place on Hall Road and Brentwood Terrace and the surrounding area will undergo forensic examination and specialist searches. Photo: Alex Grant
4. Much of Strawberry Lane Park is also closed
According to our reporter on scene, much of Strawberry Lane Park is also closed to the public. The cordon stretches along Hall Lane past the Nisa store. Photo: Alex Grant
5. "We are working to establish the full circumstances"
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Lee Townley of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team said: “Extensive enquiries are being carried out in relation to this murder investigation, our thoughts remain with the victim who has lost his life as a result of a violent attack on the streets of Leeds. We are working to establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident." Photo: Alex Grant
6. The two boys were "attacked by three suspects in another vehicle"
He continued: “What we do know is that the two males were in a taxi at the time when they were attacked by three suspects in another vehicle. I would appeal urgently to anyone who was in the area last night, who may have dash cam footage, or CCTV or mobile phone footage of anything suspicious to come forward." Photo: Alex Grant