Two men shot at near primary school as gunfire rang out with road closed and cops swarming scene
TWO men have been shot at near a primary school as a road has been closed with cops swarming the area.
One of the men has been taken to hospital with a bullet wound while the other man was uninjured.
West Midlands Police were called to Heathfield Road in Handsworth, an inner city area of Birmingham, at around 2.30am today.
The force said a man, aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital with a leg injury.
It is not thought to be life-threatening.
Cops were alerted to the incident by ambulance crews and are now carrying out house-to-house inquiries and attempting to gain any CCTV footage.
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Heathfield Road has been cordoned off from Heathfield Primary School to the shops.
The incident is centred around the junction of Finch Road and Heathfield Road.
A bus service was also redirected and no traffic was being allowed through before the road reopened.
West Midlands Police said in a statement: "We are investigating after a man was injured after shots were fired at two men in Heathfield Road, Handsworth in the early hours of today (Monday).
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"We were alerted by ambulance colleagues at around 2.30am to a man in his 20s who had suffered a gunshot wound.
"The man was treated and taken to hospital by paramedics with an injury to his leg which is not believed to be life-threatening.
"A second man was not injured."
The statement continued: "Officers are carrying out extensive investigations to establish who is responsible with house-to-house enquiries being undertaken and CCTV being retrieved and reviewed.
"We know incidents like this can be concerning and there will be officers in the area as the investigation progresses as well as to offer reassurance to the community."
Anyone with information about the incident should call 101 or message via Live Chat on the police's website, quoting crime reference 20/252789/25.
To pass on what you know without saying who you are, call independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
