4 Mar 2008
Man dies after shooting in Tipton
A man has died in hospital in the West Midlands after being shot in the
street last night, police said today.
He was identified locally as a 39-year-old taxi driver and a hard-working
family man who apparently died on his own doorstep.
Police say that they have arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with
the shooting, which happened at 9.30pm in Tipton, Birmingham.
A neighbour said that she had been watching television when she heard
about four loud bangs outside that she at first took to be fireworks. "I
have heard that he opened the door and was shot straight through the
chest," said the mother of four who did not wish to be named.
"Within a minute or two, I heard a helicopter hovering. It came really,
really low and I heard the house vibrating. Our living room turned bright
blue with all the flashing lights."
She added: "I was scared. Ten minutes earlier I had just brought the
shopping in. We have never had trouble like this before. It’s a quiet road,
with kids playing outside."
Tudor Street was closed today while officers investigated and detectives
appealed for witnesses.
Paramedics from West Midlands Ambulance Service who were sent to the
scene said that they found the man very seriously injured.
“They attempted to stabilise his condition before taking him on blue lights
to Russells Hall Hospital where medics were on stand-by to continue
treatment," an ambulance spokesman said.
“The paramedic on the response vehicle travelled with the ambulance
because of the critical nature of the patient’s condition. Unfortunately,
despite all of the efforts of ambulance and hospital staff, it was not
possible to save the man and he died later.”
Meanwhile a 26-year-old man who was shot in the head outside a
nightclub in Harlesden at 5am on Sunday remains in a critical condition in
a North London hospital.
Source: Times Online
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