Police shoot man during Birmingham raid

Man injured in arm during raid targeting suspected wanted for firearms offences

The police raid happened in Shepherds Gardens, Edgbaston, on 2 October (Google Streetview)

Police have shot a man during a dawn raid in Birmingham.

West Midlands Police forced their way into the house in Edgbaston looking for a man wanted in connection with a firearms offence.

Officers entered the property at 5am and recovered a gun that was seized for forensic examination.

“Four men and two women were arrested during the pre-planned operation,” a spokesperson for West Midlands Police said.

“Another man at the address was shot by police during the warrant and has been taken to hospital with an arm injury. It is not believed to be life threatening.”

The man shot, who was in his 30s, was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening.

The arrested men, aged 21, 35, 45 and 52, and women aged 59 and 64 – all from Birmingham – have been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences and remain in custody.

While the investigation continues, the shooting has been automatically referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) for review.

The watchdog said the man was shot by a firearms officer who fired a single bullet outside flats in Shepherds Gardens at around 5am.

IOPC investigators have visited the scene to interview officers, witnesses and review police body worn video footage.

They are searching for any available CCTV footage, carrying out house to house enquiries and overseeing forensic examination of the gun recovered from the home.

The ​IOPC regional for the West Midlands, Derrick Campbell, said: “This is a serious incident and as is appropriate when police use potentially lethal force we will be carrying out a thorough, independent investigation.

“We will be making contact with the family of the man who was shot and they will be regularly updated on our investigation’s progress."

Police said the arrests were not connected to the Conservative Party conference, which is currently taking place in Birmingham.