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One person is critically ill in hospital and two others are wounded after a shooting in Birmingham.One person is critically ill in hospital and two others are wounded after a shooting in Birmingham.
The incident happened in an industrial estate in the Nechells area of the city in the early hours.The incident happened in an industrial estate in the Nechells area of the city in the early hours.
The victims were taken to hospital for treatment while Erskine Street, where the shooting took place, was cordoned off for forensic searches.The victims were taken to hospital for treatment while Erskine Street, where the shooting took place, was cordoned off for forensic searches.
Anyone with information is asked to contact West Midlands Police. A force spokesman could give no more details. It is the latest shooting in the north of the city, which has seen an increase in gun crime in recent years.
Last December, 53-year-old Henry Wilson was shot dead at his home in Handsworth, while a month earlier shopkeeper Mohammed Busharat was shot in Lozells.
Weeks earlier 20-year-old Meshack Bernard-Brown had been killed in nearby Newtown.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact West Midlands Police.