Kassim Mohammed murder: 11 people arrested after fatal shooting of man in Sheffield
Just short of a dozen people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Sheffield dad.
On September 30, 32-year-old Kassim Mohammed was shot dead on Watery Street.
In the following months, police have been pursuing different lines of enquiry - with it now being revealed that a total of 11 people have been arrested.
Of those, five have been released with police pursuing no further action, while three men are on bail as they investigate murder allegations.
Two further people are on bail pending investigations into suspicions of assisting an offender, while one person is being investigated for conspiracy to commit murder.
Details of those arrested are:
- 21-year-old man on bail - suspicion of murder
- 35-year-old man on bail - suspicion of murder
- 18-year-old man on bail - suspicion of murder
- 29-year-old man on bail - suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder
- 29-year-old man on bail - suspicion of assisting an offender
- 26-year-old woman on bail - suspicion of assisting an offender
- 22-year-old man arrested for murder, released with no further action
- 32-year-old woman arrested for murder, released with no further action
- 31-year-old man arrested for murder, released with no further action
- 31-year-old man arrested for murder, released with no further action
- 27-year-old man arrested for murder, released with no further action
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Detective Chief Inspector Ben Wood, of South Yorkshire Police, said: "This is a devastating incident which has cut short a young man's life and will no doubt cause considerable concern in the local community.
"Gun crime has absolutely no place in South Yorkshire and I want to assure residents and the victim's family and friends that a dedicated team of officers and staff are working relentlessly to piece together the circumstances of what has happened and trace those responsible.”
Anyone with information about the fatal shooting is urged to contact South Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 1,076 of September 30, 2025.
Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via https://crimestoppers-uk.org/