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A 24-year-old man has become the third to be shot dead in the same area of Birmingham in less than a year.A 24-year-old man has become the third to be shot dead in the same area of Birmingham in less than a year.
The shooting happened at about 2215 BST on Saturday in Hockley Close in the Newtown area of the city. The man was taken to hospital but died there.The shooting happened at about 2215 BST on Saturday in Hockley Close in the Newtown area of the city. The man was taken to hospital but died there.
One community leader said murders of young people in Birmingham had reached "almost epidemic proportions".
West Midlands Police said they had deployed armed officers to patrol Birmingham's streets.West Midlands Police said they had deployed armed officers to patrol Birmingham's streets.
Police said they had also asked 26 nightclubs in Birmingham to close at 0400 BST over the Bank Holiday weekend to help them deal with gun crime in the city. Police also said 26 nightclubs had been asked to shut at 0400 BST over the Bank Holiday to help deal with gun crime.
Witnesses said the man, who has not been identified, was shot three or four times in an alleyway before he climbed over a wall and into a garden.Witnesses said the man, who has not been identified, was shot three or four times in an alleyway before he climbed over a wall and into a garden.
Hockley Road was shut as police searched for evidence and officers were carrying out door-to-door inquiries.Hockley Road was shut as police searched for evidence and officers were carrying out door-to-door inquiries.
'Very, very worried' Blue tent
A 23-year-old woman, who lives close to where the shooting happened, said: "I was outside but I didn't see what happened.A 23-year-old woman, who lives close to where the shooting happened, said: "I was outside but I didn't see what happened.
"I heard some things, that there were three or four gun shot wounds and that it was about an hour-and-a-half until he was found."I heard some things, that there were three or four gun shot wounds and that it was about an hour-and-a-half until he was found.
Derrick Campbell said more had to be done to counter violence in the city
"People said he clambered in to a garden and fell in to the garden.""People said he clambered in to a garden and fell in to the garden."
A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said the man was taken to Birmingham's City Hospital but later died there.A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said the man was taken to Birmingham's City Hospital but later died there.
He said: "Paramedics from the response vehicle travelled with the ambulance crew and provided additional assistance while the man was treated en route to hospital.He said: "Paramedics from the response vehicle travelled with the ambulance crew and provided additional assistance while the man was treated en route to hospital.
"But unfortunately, despite the best efforts of paramedics and hospital staff, they were unable to save him.""But unfortunately, despite the best efforts of paramedics and hospital staff, they were unable to save him."
Police set up a mobile incident room at the end of Hockley Close
Hockley Close was cordoned off by police and officers urged any local residents with information to speak to them.Hockley Close was cordoned off by police and officers urged any local residents with information to speak to them.
A blue tent stood on the driveway outside the semi-detached house where the man was found.A blue tent stood on the driveway outside the semi-detached house where the man was found.
'Very, very worried'
Police had set up a mobile incident room at the end of the road, which was being guarded by two officers.Police had set up a mobile incident room at the end of the road, which was being guarded by two officers.
One community leader said murders of young people in Birmingham had reached "almost epidemic proportions".
Police set up a mobile incident room at the end of Hockley Close
Derrick Campbell, the Home Office's advisor on guns, gangs and young people, who lives in Birmingham, said more had to be done to counter violence in the city.Derrick Campbell, the Home Office's advisor on guns, gangs and young people, who lives in Birmingham, said more had to be done to counter violence in the city.
He said: "What we are seeing is almost epidemic proportions of murders of young people. He said: "We are very, very worried. We're very concerned and questions have to be asked of the authorities."
"We are very, very worried. We're very concerned and questions have to be asked of the authorities."
He added: "We're calling on the police to take more action to ensure that the public are protected."He added: "We're calling on the police to take more action to ensure that the public are protected."
The latest incident is the third fatal shooting in the Newtown area in less than a year.The latest incident is the third fatal shooting in the Newtown area in less than a year.
On 18 March Nehemiah Bryce, 27, of Winson Green, Birmingham, was shot in Rodway Close, near to Saturday night's shooting.On 18 March Nehemiah Bryce, 27, of Winson Green, Birmingham, was shot in Rodway Close, near to Saturday night's shooting.
Assar Joseph Mohammed Tomlinson was shot dead on 23 December in an argument outside the King Of The Road pub in Hospital Street, Newtown.Assar Joseph Mohammed Tomlinson was shot dead on 23 December in an argument outside the King Of The Road pub in Hospital Street, Newtown.