Overview

• West Midlands Police opened a murder inquiry after a man in his 20s was found shot dead in a car in Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, with a man in his 30s in hospital in a life‑threatening condition.
• Section 60 powers were authorised overnight in parts of Whitmore Reans, with officers maintaining scenes and asking witnesses to contact 101 quoting log 358 of 19 September.
• In a separate incident around 3am on 20 September, four people were shot at Mango nightclub on Bristol Street in Birmingham, leaving one man critically injured and three others with less serious wounds.
• Three women in their 20s and 30s were arrested from a car on the M6 in Warwickshire on suspicion of violent disorder, and a 32‑year‑old man was later detained on suspicion of attempted murder.
• Bristol Street remains cordoned for forensic work with extra high‑visibility patrols, and police have set up an online portal and urge information via 101 quoting log 561 of 20 September or Crimestoppers.