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| One person is critically ill in hospital and two others are wounded after a shooting in Birmingham. | One person is critically ill in hospital and two others are wounded after a shooting in Birmingham. |
| The incident happened in an industrial estate in the Nechells area of the city in the early hours. | The incident happened in an industrial estate in the Nechells area of the city in the early hours. |
| The victims were taken to hospital for treatment while Erskine Street, where the shooting took place, was cordoned off for forensic searches. | The victims were taken to hospital for treatment while Erskine Street, where the shooting took place, was cordoned off for forensic searches. |
| It is the latest shooting in the north of the city, which has seen an increase in gun crime in recent years. | |
| Last December, 53-year-old Henry Wilson was shot dead at his home in Handsworth, while a month earlier shopkeeper Mohammed Busharat was shot in Lozells. | |
| Weeks earlier 20-year-old Meshack Bernard-Brown had been killed in nearby Newtown. | |
| Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact West Midlands Police. |