Police officers shot at in Kingstanding, Birmingham

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of possession of a firearm after police officers were shot at.

Officers on routine patrol spotted a man acting suspiciously on Twickenham Road, Kingstanding on Monday 3 April at around 11.40pm.

On trying to engage with the man in order to use stop and search policing powers, he made off and it is believed he pulled a gun and fired a shot towards the officers.

Thankfully no-one was hurt and an area of Twickenham Road was cordoned off while police investigated the circumstances. A 37-year-old man was arrested from outside an address on College Road, Kingstanding on Tuesday 4 April. He remains in custody today.