Boy, 8, dies after being shot in the head on farm near Yorkshire Dales

The boy suffered serious head and face injuries in the tragic incident on a farm near Warcop, Cumbria, yesterday at around 2.50pm (Sat).

Sadly, he passed away overnight after being taken to hospital in an air ambulance.

Cumbria Constabulary said the firearm was secured by officers at the scene and a man in his 60s was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter following his death.

Locals described seeing officers and paramedics 'purposefully marching' across the small field, just off the A66, not long after the shooting.

One resident, who asked not to be named, said: “When I first came across it, it was about 3pm when I was heading out towards Penrith.

“I saw the medical emergency helicopter in the small field. There’s a level field and then a field rising quite steeply up to where the solitary police car was.

“It must have just been called in. I think everything was happening at that time.

“Police had arrived on mass and medics were marching up the field with a purpose. I’ve since been told that the boy has passed away.”