Police have named <a href="https://www.gbnews.com/news/schoolboy-dies-serious-injuries-head-and-face-shot-at-farm" target="_blank">the eight-year-old boy who died after suffering "serious" injuries after being shot on a farm</a> as Jay Cartmell.

The schoolboy from Frizington died on Saturday after being "seriously injured by a firearm" in the Warcop area of Cumbria.

A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of assault GBH at the scene.He was later arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter, but released on bail.

<img data-id="fixed-image" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/image.png?id=53707166&amp;width=980" alt="" width="100%" height="auto">Police have named the eight-year-old boy who died after suffering "serious" injuries after being shot on a farm as Jay CartmellPA

Police received 'a report that a child had been seriously injured by a firearm' over the weekend{ai:summary}An eight-year-old boy, Jay Cartmell, died from serious injuries sustained from a firearm on a farm in Warcop, Cumbria. The incident occurred on Saturday, prompting police to arrest a man in his 60s on suspicion of assault and later gross negligence manslaughter.The man has since been released on bail as investigations continue. #crime

Schoolboy, 8, who died after being shot on a farm named by police as man released on bail

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