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Three men hurt in city shooting One dead and two injured in Birmingham knife and gun disorder
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Two men have been shot and a third has been stabbed in Birmingham, police said. A man has been shot dead during disorder in Birmingham, police have said.
The men have been taken to hospital from the scene in Stratford Road, in the Sparkbrook area of the city. West Midlands Police were called to the Stratford Road in Sparkbrook at 19:30 BST on Wednesday.
West Midlands Police said their conditions were not known. Two other men, one with knife wounds and another with gunshot injuries, were taken to hospital for treatment.
Part of the road, a busy route into the city centre, is closed. A number of arrests have been made, police said. Farm Road and Grantham Road have been sealed off while police investigate the scene.
One shopkeeper, who did not want to give his name, said he had been locking up for the day, at about 19:20, when he saw a "large group" had gathered.
"There were about 200 to 300 lads hanging around, it was a large number," he said.
"Then after that lots of police came down.
"Customers have told me it's a murder investigation but I don't know what it's about."
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