Man arrested after teenage boy is shot in Stratford-upon-Avon

DETECTIVES are continuing to appeal for witnesses after a firearms discharge in Stratford-upon-Avon, where a teenage boy was injured.

Police were called at around 4am on Monday 4th December to Brookside Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, by West Midlands Ambulance Service, after a 17 year-old boy was found with a leg injury.

Officers have today, Friday, 8th December arrested an 18 year-old man in Bristol, on suspicion of attempted murder. The man, from Leicester, remains in police custody at this time.

Detective inspector Tim Sharp from Warwickshire Police said: "We are continuing to carry out extensive enquiries into this incident and I would like to appeal to anyone who has any information which could help our investigation to come forward."

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the police via 101 quoting reference 26 of 4 December 2017 or information can be passed to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org