Arrests made over shootings that left two children and a woman injured in Wolverhampton
The shootings are not thought to be connected.
Last updated 5th May 2023
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting that left two children injured in Wolverhampton.
The suspect was arrested by armed officers after a car believed to have been involved in the shooting was stopped on Emerson Road just after 5pm yesterday (Thursday).
The 25-year-old remains in custody today for questioning over the shooting, which happened on Shelley Road, Bushbury, on 1 May. Both children are thankfully expected to make a full recovery.
And in another development, a 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting in the Whitmore Reans area of the city last month.
The suspect was held by firearms officers who stopped the car he was travelling in on the M6 near Crewe at around 8pm yesterday. Cash and drugs were also recovered from the vehicle.
He will be questioned after a woman was injured when gun shots were fired in Bitterne Drive at around 1am on 23 April.
The woman, aged in her 20s, was taken to hospital with a leg injury that was not serious.
A gun shot also damaged a window at an address in nearby Evans Street.
The shootings in Bushbury and Whitmore Reans are not believed to be linked.
Detectives investigating the Shelley Road shooting this morning released an image of a car believed to have been involved in a chase with other cars around the Bushbury area at the time.
Detectives investigating the Shelley Road shooting this morning released an image of a car believed to have been involved in a chase with other cars around the Bushbury area at the time.
Det Insp Francis Nock, from the major crime team, said: “We’re making good progress on these investigations into these shootings, which have rightly shocked the community in Wolverhampton.
“Our absolute priority is bringing all of those involved into our custody and we’ll continue to work around the clock to make sure that is done.
“Three people, including two children, have been injured in these two shootings. I’d urge people to examine their conscience and do the right thing by telling us what they know about who was involved.”