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| Police hunting the killers of a sub-postmaster's son in an armed robbery at a village post office have arrested eight people in raids in Birmingham. | Police hunting the killers of a sub-postmaster's son in an armed robbery at a village post office have arrested eight people in raids in Birmingham. |
| Craig Hodson-Walker, 29, was shot in the chest and his father Ken, 56, was shot in the leg during the raid in Fairfield, Worcestershire, on Friday. | Craig Hodson-Walker, 29, was shot in the chest and his father Ken, 56, was shot in the leg during the raid in Fairfield, Worcestershire, on Friday. |
| Four people were arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. | Four people were arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. |
| Another four people were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, West Mercia Police said. | Another four people were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, West Mercia Police said. |
| Getaway car | Getaway car |
| Ken Hodson-Walker remains in a stable condition in hospital after surgery. | Ken Hodson-Walker remains in a stable condition in hospital after surgery. |
| More than 100 officers have been involved in the investigation since Mr Hodson-Walker was killed on Friday morning. | More than 100 officers have been involved in the investigation since Mr Hodson-Walker was killed on Friday morning. |
| Three men wearing balaclavas had walked into Fairfield General Stores, in Stourbridge, armed with a handgun and a sledgehammer. | Three men wearing balaclavas had walked into Fairfield General Stores, in Stourbridge, armed with a handgun and a sledgehammer. |
| Mr Hodson-Walker was shot during a struggle and the men's getaway car - a silver Volkswagen Golf - was later found abandoned nearby in Bournheath Road. | Mr Hodson-Walker was shot during a struggle and the men's getaway car - a silver Volkswagen Golf - was later found abandoned nearby in Bournheath Road. |
| The arrests followed early morning raids at six addresses in Birmingham. | |
| The suspects are being held at police stations across the West Mercia and West Midlands force aeras. |