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| Three in hospital after shooting | Three in hospital after shooting |
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| One person is critically ill in hospital and two others are wounded after a shooting at a Birmingham pub. | |
| The incident happened in the Midland Tavern, in Erskine Street, Nechells, shortly after midnight. | |
| The victims were taken to hospital for treatment. The street has been cordoned off while forensic science experts search the area. | |
| It is the latest shooting in the north of the city, which has seen an increase in gun crime in recent years. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact West Midlands Police. |
| A police spokesman said: "The pub was busy and contained a large number of people so officers are appealing to anyone who left the pub at the time of this incident or who was in the nearby area." |