Overview
- Police say a gun was fired at a car in Speedwell on Wednesday afternoon, leaving a man in his 20s with a serious but not life-threatening injury.
- After an overnight operation, three people were arrested, including one on suspicion of attempted murder, and officers said they are not seeking anyone else.
- Nearby schools enacted precautionary lockdowns on police advice, which kept pupils inside and delayed pick-ups for parents waiting at the gates.
- Firearms officers, a police helicopter and ambulance crews responded, and investigators set cordons on Speedwell Road and New Queen Street before taping off St Anne’s Wood as an area of interest.
- Detectives appealed for witnesses and for CCTV or dashcam footage and asked anyone with information to call 101 quoting reference 5226089476 or contact Crimestoppers.