West Midlands Police officers and forensics at a Tesco Express on the Stratford Road in the Hall Green area of Birmingham on Saturday night (29 March).

Officers were called to disorder on the Stratford Road at 7.40pm where a crime scene was placed around the shop. A 21-year-old man and a 29-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and possession of a firearm.

Forensic officers photographed the car park, finding 2 bullet casings.

They also recovered a smartphone from inside the shop and a specialist firearms officer wore a forensic suit to retrieve a black handgun from inside a white BMW i4 Gran Coupe which had both front windows smashed.

West Midlands Police said in a statement: Two men have been arrested after shots were fired in Hall Green.

We were called at around 7.40pm last night (29 Mar) to reports of disorder on Stratford Road. A firearm was discharged but thankfully no one was injured.

Shortly afterwards, officers detained two men from a vehicle on Coventry Road.
A 21-year-old man and a 29-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and possession of a firearm.

They remain in custody for questioning.

We are specifically working to identify criminals involved in serious organised crime and bring them to justice, while preventing people from falling victim to some of their traumatic or harmful crimes.

This work is known as Operation Target and is working across our region to make our communities safer places to live and work.

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