The 17-year-old is understood to have been arrested after going voluntarily to a local police station.

Two people, a 41-year-old man and 39-year-old were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the shooting at Neville Close in South Kirkby, at 3.30pm on Thursday November 13. The victim was shot in the arm.

The 41-year-old man arrested earlier has now been released on bail pending further inquiries. The 39-year-old man is in police custody.

Inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of the incident, officers have carried out house to house inquiries in the area. A full forensic examination has also been carried out.

Anyone with information should contact Det Sgt Duncan Jackson at Wakefield District Police on 0845 6060606.

Residents living near to where the man was shot later said they heard a commotion around the time of the shooting.

One woman, who asked not to be named, said: "It sounded like fireworks but I didn't see anything."

Another resident of nearby Wentworth Drive, said: "I just heard a bang and I thought maybe it was a firework as they have been going off round here. The police turned up and an ambulance came as well. The police stayed here all night, sitting in their vans."

Coun Harold Mills, of nearby Wentworth Drive, said he was shocked at the incident and called for a more regular police presence in the area.

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