Three arrested after gunshots fired in Sparkhill
Police swarm Stratford Road in Sparkhill after gunfire. One man injured by shrapnel, three arrested for suspected drug dealing. Get the latest details.
Police swarm Stratford Road in Sparkhill after gunfire. One man injured by shrapnel, three arrested for suspected drug dealing. Get the latest details.
Armed police rushed to Stratford Road in Sparkhill after gunshots were fired. One man was injured by shrapnel, and three men were arrested on suspicion of drug dealing.
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