Police say 29-year-old arrested over attack on Tom Bell, 21, at a pub in South Yorkshire

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 21-year-old boxer in South Yorkshire.

Tom Bell was shot at the Maple Tree pub in Balby, Doncaster, on Thursday night and died in hospital.

South Yorkshire police said a 29-year-old man had been arrested in South Cave, east Yorkshire, along with a woman aged 21 who was held on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Police previously said they believed the attack was targeted and the people involved knew each other.

Doncaster Plant Works amateur boxing club, where Bell trained, said in a statement: “We are absolutely devastated to announce the passing of a great warrior who has spent a huge amount of time over the years boxing with our club. We are shocked beyond words to hear the sad news and would like to offer our sincere condolences to Tom’s family and closest friends.”

Police previously said they had discovered a burnt-out white BMW 1 Series in Doncaster and forensic tests were carried out on the vehicle.

A postmortem concluded Bell died from a shotgun wound to his chest and abdomen.

Bell’s family have been supported by specialist officers. His parents said: “We would please ask that our privacy is respected so that we are able to grieve in private.

“We want to ask any witnesses or anyone with information to contact the police and help with their inquiries – it’s so important that we get justice for Tom and the police are able to find out who is responsible for the death of our son.”

The force asked anyone with information, or who may have dashcam footage from the area, to call 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.