A 17-year-old male sustained a knife wound to his arm in a fight outside the Bullring
Police cordon in Far Gosford Street, Coventry, after three people were injured in a shooting on September 17.
A teenager was stabbed outside the Bullring in Birmingham today, leading police to cordon off the busy area.
West Midlands Police were called to a set of stairs near to the famous bull statue at around 5pm on Sunday (October 5), where they found the injured boy.
He was treated for a knife wound to his arm, which is not said to be life-threatening, and was taken to hospital
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The walkway next to the old Zara was immediately cordoned off with officers standing guard.
WMP is investigating and appealing to anyone with information to contact them urgently.
Cordons have been placed across a walkway next to the former Zara shop in the Bullring(Image: Jordan Hart)
West Midlands Police said: “We were called to disorder which broke out close to the Bullring shortly after 5pm today.
“A 17-year-old boy received a non life-threatening stab injury to his arm and was taken to hospital for treatment.”
Witness Jordan Hart, 27, from Sheldon, said he saw a person lying on the kerb near the station.
He said: “I saw about eight police cars, two British Transport armed police officers and two officers on bike patrol.
“The cordons are outside the Bullring and the other cordon is across the little gulley way leading to the bull statue.
“The police are just standing within the cordon and people are asking what’s happened.
“There were crowds just standing and watching hoping to see something.
“It just seems to be getting worse.”
The police added: “We are appealing for witnesses or for anyone with any information to contact us on 101 quoting crime reference number 20/399529/25.”