Gunman still on the loose after Sheffield murder as detectives investigate killing

A gunman remains at large today after a shooting in Sheffield left a 20-year-old man dead.
By Claire Lewis
Published 17th Nov 2020, 12:36 BST
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Ramey Ghalib, aged 20, was shot in a property on Grimesthorpe Road South, Burngreave, at around 1am yesterday.

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He was pronounced dead in hospital a short time later and a murder probe was launched.

Ramey Ghalib was shot dead in Burngreave, Sheffield, yesterdayRamey Ghalib was shot dead in Burngreave, Sheffield, yesterday
Ramey Ghalib was shot dead in Burngreave, Sheffield, yesterday

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No arrests have yet been made over the shooting, which is being treated as a targeted attack.

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House-to-house enquiries have been carried out and officers are now trawling through CCTV footage captured in and around the crime scene in a bid to identify who was involved.

Police patrols have been stepped up in Burngreave in the wake of the murder.

The shooting is not being linked with a fatal stabbing on the Lansdowne estate in Highfield the day before.

Anyone with information on the shooting should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 and quote incident number 42 of November 16 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.