Teenager stabbed to death in High Wycombe
Thames Valley Police are searching for four suspects who all had their faces covered
Last updated 8th May 2023
A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in High Wycombe in a "targeted attack".
Police are hunting four suspects, all who had their faces covered.
A 17-year-old boy was also hurt in Sunday's attack, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Detective Superintendent Kevin Brown of Thames Valley Police, said: "We are in the very early stages of this investigation and details as to what has happened are currently very limited.
"The incident occurred between around 7pm and 7.30 pm close to the main car parks of Easton Street at a time when members of the public would have been using the car parks, attending the theatre or preparing for a night out in the town.
"It is therefore very important that anyone who was close to Easton Street at this time and saw something unusual or out of the ordinary or indeed knows anything about this incident gets in touch as soon as possible. Anyone who has any information or footage from dash-cams, doorbells or CCTV close to Easton Street is urged to make contact.
"This is a tragic incident in which a teenage boy has been killed, and I know that it will cause a great deal of concern in the community.
"However, I'd like to reassure everyone that we are carrying out a thorough investigation into what appears to be a targeted attack."
It comes after three people were stabbed to death in separate incidents in east London over a period of less than eight hours on the eve of the coronation.
A 16-year-old was ambushed as he left school and stabbed to death, while murder investigations were also started after the killings of an 18-year-old and a man in his late 20s, the Metropolitan Police said.
In another incident, an 18-year-old man who has been named by police as Ben Moncrieff was killed in Bath, in Somerset, on Saturday.
Officers were called to the Southgate Street area of the city at around 3.30am on Saturday where the victim was found critically injured and died at the scene.
Avon and Somerset Police said three people were arrested the same day, with two released without charge, while a 15-year-old suspect remained in custody after police were granted more time to question him over the incident.