Pictured: Teenager, 18, stabbed to loss of life in avenue as associates pay tribute – whereas schoolgirl, 15, is amongst seven arrested by police
Tributes have been paid to an 18-year-old man who was stabbed to death in a residential street in Derbyshire.
Noah Smedley was attacked on Rose Avenue in Ilkeston on Saturday. Police have arrested four 17-year-old boys on suspicion of murder.
Officers were called by the East Midlands Ambulance Service after Noah was found with a stab wound at 8.20pm.
Despite the best efforts of medical staff at the scene, he was pronounced dead just before 9pm.
A 52-year-old man and girls aged 15 and 16 were also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
All seven people remained in police custody whilst officers continued their enquiries at the scene today.
Pictures from the residential street showed the area cordoned off with police tape and a blue tent was visible in the middle of the road.
Noah’s friends took to social media to pay tribute to the teenager.
Tributes have been paid to Noah Smedley, who was stabbed to death in Ilkeston on Saturday
The 18-year-old was attacked on Rose Avenue. Four 17-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder
Friends paid tribute to the teenager, with one writing ‘RIP my mate, I have no words’
Officers were called to Rose Avenue in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, by the East Midlands Ambulance Service after an 18-year-old man was found with a stab wound at 8.20pm
One wrote: ‘Fly high gone way to soon loved and missed by everyone my heart goes out to your family RIP Noah smedley.’
‘RIP my mate, I have no words’, another said.
A third wrote: ‘Rest in peace sweet boy taken too soon.’
As the investigation continues, the force has launched an appeal to the public for any information that will assist them.
Pictures from the residential street showed the area cordoned off with police tape and a blue tent was visible in the middle of the road
All seven people arrested remain in police custody whilst officers continued their enquiries at the scene today
Detectives are particularly interested in any CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage between the times of 7pm and 9pm in the areas of Heanor Road, Rose Avenue, Summerfields Way, Kedleston Drive and Peveril Drive.
A Major Incident Public Portal has also been set up which can be used to pass information and submit footage.
Detective Chief Inspector Claudia Musson, who is leading the investigation, said: ‘We are in the very early stages of the investigation, and we are treating it as an isolated incident.
‘We are keen for anyone with information to contact us as a matter of urgency to assist with the inquiry into the death of this young man.’
