{"id":147264,"date":"2025-09-19T11:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/147264\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:18:09","slug":"man-shot-dead-in-wolverhampton-police-launch-investigation-as-second-man-in-hospital-with-life-threatening-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/147264\/","title":{"rendered":"Man shot dead in Wolverhampton &#8211; police launch investigation as second man in hospital with life-threatening injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westmidlands.police.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Midlands Police\u00a0<\/a>has launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/crime\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">murder investigation<\/a> after a man was shot dead in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/local-hubs\/wolverhampton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wolverhampton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were called to Leicester Street in Whitmore Reans just after 3.10am this morning (Friday, September 19) to reports of shots being fired.<\/p>\n<p>Two men were found seriously injured in a vehicle. One, aged in his 20s was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>A second, aged in his 30s, was taken to hospital with injuries which are believed to be life threatening.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for WMP said: \u201cOur investigation is at an early stage, and we&#8217;re asking people to avoid the area as a number of scenes are being held and some local roads are still closed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers will remain in the area throughout the day as enquiries continue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you saw or heard anything, or have any footage which could help our investigation, call us on 101 quoting log 358 of 19 September.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wolverhampton Council announced that Leicester Street and part of Gloucester Street would remain shut all day this morning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/b66a7aef-95ff-44d8-a32e-94f89e0f8d8e.jpg\"   alt=\"Leicester Street, Wolverhampton\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Leicester Street, Wolverhampton<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmas.nhs.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">West Midlands Ambulance Service<\/a> sent two ambulances, two paramedic officers, a Hazardous Area Response Team, a trauma doctor with a critical care paramedic, and the Midlands Air Ambulance critical care car from Cosford to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>An ambulance service spokeswoman said: \u201cOn arrival crews found a man in a critical condition who was receiving basic life support from the police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrews immediately began administering advanced life support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, despite efforts, nothing could be done to save him, and he was confirmed deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA second man was also found in a life-threatening condition and crews immediately began administered advanced trauma care before conveying him to hospital under emergency driving conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Midlands Police\u00a0has launched a murder investigation after a man was shot dead in Wolverhampton. 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