Police name Smethwick attempted murder suspect arrested as he returned to the UK from Pakistan

West Midlands Police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after he returned from Pakistan to the UK this week.

Two men in their 40s were injured when shots were fired at City Computers in Bertram Road, Smethwick on January 12 earlier this year. Fortunately they were not seriously hurt.

Following his arrest on Wednesday (July 26), 20-year-old Ahmed Aumair, from Birchover Road, Walsall, was charged with two counts of attempted murder, criminal damage and firearms offences. He appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Thursday where he was remanded in custody.

Three men have already pleaded guilty and await sentencing for the same incident. Haider Shabir, aged 20, and 23-year-old Mohammed Uwais Latif pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. Mohammed Tayyib Wajid, aged 25, pleaded guilty to assisting offenders. All three will be sentenced on 11 August.

Anyone with information concerning the incident can contact officers via Live Chat on the West Midlands Police website or alternatively, if you would like to speak to them, then please call them on 101 quoting 20/80288/23.