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'We're very proud of the man he was becoming': Family's tribute to boy, 17, killed in crash near Shifnal

The family of a 17-year-old boy who died after a crash near Shifnal earlier this month have paid tribute.

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Great grandad brandishes pistol during heated family argument.

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'We're very proud of the man he was becoming': Family's tribute to boy, 17, killed in crash near Shifnal

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