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| Wolverhampton stabbing leaves two people dead | Wolverhampton stabbing leaves two people dead |
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| Two people have died and a woman has been critically injured in a stabbing at a flat in Wolverhampton. | Two people have died and a woman has been critically injured in a stabbing at a flat in Wolverhampton. |
| Police said it was believed a man attacked two women before inflicting stab injuries on himself. | Police said it was believed a man attacked two women before inflicting stab injuries on himself. |
| Stun grenades were used as officers stormed the block of flats in Leasowes Drive, Merry Hill, at about 09:45 GMT. | |
| A woman and the male suspect, both believed to be in their 30s, died at the scene, West Midlands Police confirmed. | A woman and the male suspect, both believed to be in their 30s, died at the scene, West Midlands Police confirmed. |
| Live updates on the fatal Wolverhampton stabbing | Live updates on the fatal Wolverhampton stabbing |
| Officers said the stabbing was a domestic-related incident. | Officers said the stabbing was a domestic-related incident. |
| West Midlands Police said the other woman, believed to be in her 50s, had been taken to hospital with critical stomach wounds, and two police officers were also injured. | |
| 'Paramilitary-style' | 'Paramilitary-style' |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said the second woman was taken "to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with potentially life-threatening stab wounds". | West Midlands Ambulance Service said the second woman was taken "to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with potentially life-threatening stab wounds". |
| Armed officers could be seen outside the Highfield Court block of flats. | Armed officers could be seen outside the Highfield Court block of flats. |
| Supt Keith Fraser, from West Midlands Police, said unarmed officers who had entered the property to protect people inside were confronted by a man with a knife and they "deployed their Taser, which was initially ineffective". | Supt Keith Fraser, from West Midlands Police, said unarmed officers who had entered the property to protect people inside were confronted by a man with a knife and they "deployed their Taser, which was initially ineffective". |
| He said armed officers had "then been requested to support the unarmed officers" and they "have used stun grenades to distract the armed man". | He said armed officers had "then been requested to support the unarmed officers" and they "have used stun grenades to distract the armed man". |
| But the stun grenades were "ineffective we believe in relation to trying to stop this man from attacking officers". | But the stun grenades were "ineffective we believe in relation to trying to stop this man from attacking officers". |
| One officer received a "stab wound to the arm" and the other sustained a leg injury after being chased by the suspect, Supt Fraser said. | One officer received a "stab wound to the arm" and the other sustained a leg injury after being chased by the suspect, Supt Fraser said. |
| "I want to stress that the man was armed so we had to act quickly and officers did that." | "I want to stress that the man was armed so we had to act quickly and officers did that." |
| Mick Brice, a taxi driver, was near the scene when he said he saw "12 or 14 police cars". | Mick Brice, a taxi driver, was near the scene when he said he saw "12 or 14 police cars". |
| A "paramilitary-style" police vehicle came "screaming down the road" and on to the scene, Mr Brice said, before he saw two officers take something out of the back and enter the flats. | A "paramilitary-style" police vehicle came "screaming down the road" and on to the scene, Mr Brice said, before he saw two officers take something out of the back and enter the flats. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it had been notified of the incident and had started an investigation. | |
| IPCC commissioner Derrick Campbell said: "It is proper that in such a serious incident as this there is independent scrutiny of what took place." |