Police step up plain clothes patrols after two injured by pellets fired from BB gun

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24 April 2024 at 7:30 am·1-min read

Haslucks Green Road, Shirley -Credit:Google

Police are staging plain clothes patrols after two people were hit with pellets fired from a BB gun in Shirley. The first victim was struck by a pellet as he walked on Haslucks Green Road, around 4pm on Sunday, April 21.

Then on Monday at around 8pm on Green Lane, a second patient was injured. In both incidents a BB gun was believed to have been fired from a vehicle.

Police are laying on extra patrols in a bid to catch the offender. CCTV is also being sought.

Sgt Adrian Mills, from the Shirley Neighbourhood Team, said: “While it is not illegal to own a BB gun, firing one at a person as well as carrying one in public to cause alarm and distress, is.

“CCTV enquiries are underway and we have spoken to a number of witnesses. We have stepped up both plain-clothed and uniformed patrols in and around the area to offer reassurance to the community.

“If you have any information about these incidents, please get in touch.”

Information can be given on the force website through Live Chat or by calling 101 quoting log 4794 of April 22.

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