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| Man becomes third shooting victim | |
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| A 24-year-old man has become the third to be shot dead in the same area of Birmingham in the last year. | |
| The shooting happened at about 2215 BST on Saturday in Hockley Close in the Newtown area of the city. | The shooting happened at about 2215 BST on Saturday in Hockley Close in the Newtown area of the city. |
| Police said the victim, who has not been identified, was taken to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. | Police said the victim, who has not been identified, was taken to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. |
| Hockley Road was shut as police search for evidence and officers were carrying out door-to-door inquiries. | |
| A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said the man was taken to Birmingham's City Hospital but later died there. | A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said the man was taken to Birmingham's City Hospital but later died there. |
| Third shooting | Third shooting |
| He said: "Paramedics from the response vehicle travelled with the ambulance crew and provided additional assistance while the man was treated en route to hospital. | He said: "Paramedics from the response vehicle travelled with the ambulance crew and provided additional assistance while the man was treated en route to hospital. |
| "But unfortunately, despite the best efforts of paramedics and hospital staff, they were unable to save him." | "But unfortunately, despite the best efforts of paramedics and hospital staff, they were unable to save him." |
| Hockley Close was cordoned off by police and officers urged any local residents with information to speak to them. | |
| A blue tent stood on the driveway outside the semi-detached house where the man was found. | A blue tent stood on the driveway outside the semi-detached house where the man was found. |
| Police had set up a mobile incident room at the end of the road, which was being guarded by two officers. | Police had set up a mobile incident room at the end of the road, which was being guarded by two officers. |
| The latest incident is the third fatal shooting in the Newtown area in less than a year. | The latest incident is the third fatal shooting in the Newtown area in less than a year. |
| On 18 March Nehemiah Bryce, 27, of Winson Green, Birmingham, was shot in Rodway Close, near to Saturday night's shooting. | On 18 March Nehemiah Bryce, 27, of Winson Green, Birmingham, was shot in Rodway Close, near to Saturday night's shooting. |
| Assar Joseph Mohammed Tomlinson was shot dead on 23 December in an argument outside the King Of The Road pub in Hospital Street, Newtown. | Assar Joseph Mohammed Tomlinson was shot dead on 23 December in an argument outside the King Of The Road pub in Hospital Street, Newtown. |