Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting in Coventry. A young man was left seriously injured in the incident at Caludon Castle Park.
Officers acted on information and detained two men, aged 21 and 22, this morning (January 8). It comes after a man in his 20s sustained serious facial injuries in an incident at Caludon Castle Park on October 21, 2024.
Raydell Lennox, from Sandwell, has already been charged with attempted murder in relation to the incident, West Midlands Police said. He appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court in November 2024.
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Two other men, aged 19 and 20, who were previously arrested as part of the investigation have been bailed. Detectives said they are still ‘keen’ to hear from people with information about what happened in the lead-up to the shooting.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “We have arrested two more men on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting in Coventry. We acted on information and detained the men, aged 21 and 22, earlier this morning (January 8).
“It comes after a man in his 20s sustained serious facial injuries after shots were fired in Caludon Castle Park on October 21, 2024. A 19-year-old man has already been charged with attempted murder but we have been continuing our enquiries into what happened.
“Two other men, aged 19 and 20, were also previously arrested and bailed as part of the investigation. We are still keen to hear from anyone with information, and you can do this via Live Chat on our website or by calling 101 and quoting log 5831 of October 21.”
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