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24/11/2009
Arrests Follow Fatal Bilston Shooting
Three men have been held in connection with a fatal shooting in Bilston at the weekend.
The 50-year-old male victim was shot in Tropical Harmony Nightclub at around 4.30am on Saturday morning.
A second man was injured at the nightclub. His injuries are not life threatening.
A murder investigation was immediately launched, with detectives from the Major Investigation Unit and local CID working through the weekend.
Three men have now been detained by police.
A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder, another, aged 36, was held on suspicion of murder and assisting an offender.
The third man, 34, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to wound and perverting the course of justice.
Police have still not named the murdered man. Family Liaison Officers are working closely with his family, a West Midlands Police spokesman said.
It is believed there were around 50 people in the club at the time of the incident.
Detectives have appealed for these people, and anybody else who may have witnessed anything, to come forward.
(PR/BMcc)
The 50-year-old male victim was shot in Tropical Harmony Nightclub at around 4.30am on Saturday morning.
A second man was injured at the nightclub. His injuries are not life threatening.
A murder investigation was immediately launched, with detectives from the Major Investigation Unit and local CID working through the weekend.
Three men have now been detained by police.
A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder, another, aged 36, was held on suspicion of murder and assisting an offender.
The third man, 34, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to wound and perverting the course of justice.
Police have still not named the murdered man. Family Liaison Officers are working closely with his family, a West Midlands Police spokesman said.
It is believed there were around 50 people in the club at the time of the incident.
Detectives have appealed for these people, and anybody else who may have witnessed anything, to come forward.
(PR/BMcc)
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