Bristol stabbing – latest: Teenager dies in Rawnsley Park attack as police hunt for two people in masks
Police launch murder investigation after boy knifed by attackers who fled on bicycles
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A 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in Bristol by two people in masks as police launch a murder investigation.
The boy ran to Stapleton Road to get help after the attack, but he collapsed in West Street and was aided by a motorist before emergency services arrived. The teenager died in the St Philips area of the city at around 6pm.
Avon and Somerset police have launched a murder probe and are hunting for the pair in masks.
The killing comes weeks after the deaths of Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, who were stabbed in the Knowle West area of the city on the evening of Saturday 27 January.
Bristol Commander Superintendent Mark Runacres said: “Tragically, we have lost another young life from our city in utterly horrific circumstances.”
He added: “While we are keeping an open mind, there is no clear evidence to suggest this is linked to other recent incidents in the city.”
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In pictures: Teenager attacked in park before collapsing in Bristol
Boy stabbed to death in Bristol by two people in masks as murder investigation launched
A 16-year-old has tragically died after he was stabbed by two people wearing masks in a Bristol park on Wednesday evening.
The incident took place in the St Philips area of the city near Easton, Avon and Somerset Police said. It comes after two other teenage boys were killed in the Knowle West area of the city in January.
Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were stabbed to death on the night of Saturday 27 January, with a dozen people arrested since then.
Athena Stavrou reports:
Boy stabbed to death by two people in masks in Bristol as murder probe launched
Death of 16 year-old comes weeks after two boys were stabbed to death in the Knowle West area of the city
Boy, 16, stabbed to death in Bristol
A 16-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in Bristol.
Medics tried to save the teenager but he was pronounced dead in the St Philips area of the city on Wednesday evening.
Avon and Somerset Police said the boy was attacked by two people wearing masks who then fled on bicycles.
He ran to get help after the attack but collapsed and was helped by a motorist before emergency services arrived.
The killing comes weeks after the deaths of Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, who were stabbed in the Knowle West area of the city.
Bristol Commander Superintendent Mark Runacres said: “Tragically, we have lost another young life from our city in utterly horrific circumstances.”