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Wolverhampton shooting: Police using 'stop and search' powers | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Police are using "stop and search" powers in Wolverhampton after a man was fatally shot in the city. | |
The victim, in his 20s, was attacked in Valley Road, Park Village, at about 21:10 BST on Friday. | |
He was taken to New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton and then to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where he died. | He was taken to New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton and then to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where he died. |
Police said a post-mortem examination was due to take place on Sunday. | |
He is yet to be formally identified but his family are aware, police added. | |
Officers from West Midlands Police said they would be using Section 60 powers to stop and search people "without reasonable grounds" if they suspect they may be involved in violence. | |
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