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Local residents have been left terrified after a shocking drive-by shooting involving a shotgun in Bordesley Green Road on Thursday night (3 February). The frightening drive-by shooting happened just after 6pm near a snooker hall by the junction of Cattell Road.
A man and boy have today been jailed for life for the fatal drive-by shooting of a teenager – as identity of the child killer can be revealed for the first time. Riaz Ahmed was just 15 when, along with a 19-year-old man, he conspired to kill Abdul Wahid Xasan in Coventry last year.
Days after the shocking drive-by shooting in Bordesley Green another shooting took place last night in Great Hampton Street, Birmingham. Police are appealing for information after a young man, believed to be 20yrs-old, was shot just before 7pm on Tuesday in Hockley.
Police have launched a manhunt following a shocking drive-by shooting on Sunday night in Palace Road in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham which left a man seriously injured. The victim, who is thought to be in his 20s, was shot in the chest around 10.30pm on Sunday 10th May. His attacker reportedly opened fired…