Five men arrested following fatal Wolverhampton shooting

It's after a man in his 20s was shot in Eastfield Grove on Tuesday

Author: Alice SmithPublished 6th Mar 2025

Five men have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Wolverhampton on Tuesday (4 March).

The men, who are between 19 and 48, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are in custody.

It's after a man in his 20s was shot in Eastfield Grove just after 3.20pm on Tuesday.

Police say a second man has also been receiving hospital treatment for gunshot wounds.

Detective Superintendent Shaun Edwards, from the West Midlands Police major crime unit, said: "A young man has tragically lost his life and we've teams working round-the-clock to establish exactly what happened and why.

"This is a significant development in our investigation and we'd continue to ask anyone with information to contact us.”

They're urging anyone with information to come forwards.

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