Keon Lincoln: Vigil marks week since schoolboy's killing

Dozens of well-wishers turned out to lay flowers and offer prayers at the scene of Keon Lincoln's killing

The mother and twin sister of a 15-year-old boy who was killed in a gun and knife attack have taken part in a vigil to mark one week since his death.

Keon Lincoln died in hospital after being shot and stabbed in Linwood Road, Handsworth, Birmingham.

Earlier, two more arrests were made in connection with the killing.

West Midlands Police said a 21-year-old man was being held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of murder.

West Midlands Police said the Keon Lincoln investigation was a "vast and complex inquiry"

Det Ch Insp Alastair Orencas said: "This is a really fast-moving inquiry. We are dealing with a real volume of information but it is gathering a real pace, and I'm very pleased and very proud of the engagement from the community."

Earlier two suspects aged 15 and 16 arrested in connection with the case were released on bail.

Three 14-year-old boys who were also arrested as part of the investigation were released on Wednesday.

West Midlands Police had been given extra time to question the 15 and 16-year olds, who were arrested at an address in Walsall in the early hours of Sunday.

Mourners were urged not to go looking for vengence

The police believe there is a possibility the death could be gang-related and at the vigil, Pastor Neville Popo said: "The postcode war needs to stop."

He added: "We now have to learn to respect each other and love each other in the way that we ought to love each other."

Keon's mother, Sharmaine Lincoln, has pleaded with the local community to "help us understand why this has happened".