Man shot at and attacked with machete on second night of Birmingham violence

A gunman opened fire in a residential street where kids were playing in a second night of bloodshed on the streets of Birmingham.

A man suffered machete wounds in the latest attack, which West Midlands Police described as ‘truly outrageous’.

Friday night’s trouble began with a car chase between a VW and BMW which ended up crashing into a wall at around 6.40pm.

Two 23-year-old men had been inside the car and were attacked by two masked men armed with a shotgun and a machete as they tried to flee the scene.

The machete victim remained in hospital today while the second victim escaped with a minor graze from a shotgun pellet.

He was discharged from hospital but arrested on suspicion of also possessing a firearm

The attack came a day after James Teer, 20, was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting just yards from his home in nearby Erdington.

West Midlands Police said the two attacks were not thought to be linked.

Police are now hunting the attackers, who made off in the VW.

In a statement, West Midlands Police called the attack a ‘truly outrageous incident which concluded in a Birmingham cul-de-sac where young children were outside playing’.

The force said they believed it was related to gang violence and would be increasing stop and searches.

The statement added: ‘Witnesses have told us that several shots were fired and it’s very fortunate innocent people, including children, were not injured.

‘We believe this was a targeted attack between rival groups.

‘As a result of the incident we extended our Section 60 powers – which give us increased authority to stop and search people – to cover Washwood Heath last night.

Mr Teer was fatally wounded after a single shot was fired in Goosemoor Lane in Erdington, Birmingham, at 7.20pm on Thursday.

He had been having a kick-about with a group of friends in the road when a car pulled alongside and an occupant opened fire.