Police hunt for gunman after 'double shooting' that killed man

by · Mail Online

Police are continuing their hunt for a gunman following a 'double shooting' that killed a man but they have now released their initial suspect.

A murder probe was launched after the victim was fatally shot in a car leading officers to be called to Rotton Park Road close to the junction with City Road in Edgbaston, Birmingham just before 11pm on Friday November 22.

The victim, in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene and another man, in his 30s, was found injured at a bus stop and remains in hospital.

But now police have said that another man in his 30s who was initially arrested on suspicion of murder has been 'released from the investigation' without charge.

The man had been arrested by firearms officers on nearby Waterloo Road just before 12.30am.

Resident Mohammed Faisal, who lives close to where a cordon was set up on Rotton Park Road, said he heard two gunshots, followed by a third, BBC News reports.

He said: 'Five minutes later I saw the blue lights turn up and I knew something bad had happened.

'It's extremely worrying especially when you have children living here like I do. You don't want something like this happening near your home.'

A man in his 30s was initially arrested on suspicion of murder just hours after a shooting resulted in the death of one man, while another was critically injured, in Birmingham 
Police have launched a murder inquiry after the fatal incident at Rotton Park Road, close to the junction with City Road in Edgbaston, on Friday night

Detective Inspector Nick Barnes, from the Homicide team at West Midlands Police, said: 'This is a tragic incident, and we have worked through the night to understand exactly what happened.

'We've already made good progress and arrested a suspect, but I still need to hear from anyone who was in the area that we've not already spoken to.

'This happened near the busy junction with City Road and it may be that you've got dashcam footage or mobile phone footage from the area just before 11pm.

'We really need to hear from you so that we can build as clear a picture as possible of what happened.'

Police add that anyone who was in the area at the time, or may have dashcam footage or mobile phone footage from the area at the time, should contact them. 

The force has created an online portal where footage can be uploaded directly.