Major police presence on Sheffield street as police search house shot at last year

Police are searching a home in Sheffield today which was shot at 16 months ago.
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Police teams arrived at the semi-detached home on Edgedale Road, Nether Edge, earlier today.

The house remains under guard this afternoon and police officers have been seen searching the property and its garden.

Police activity in Edgedale Road, Nether Edge, todayPolice activity in Edgedale Road, Nether Edge, today
Police activity in Edgedale Road, Nether Edge, today
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It is the same house which was shot at in an early morning gun attack in 2019.

Bullet holes could be seen in front door of the property at that time but none of the occupants were hurt.

The garden of a house on Edgedale Road, Nether Edge, has been searched by police officers todayThe garden of a house on Edgedale Road, Nether Edge, has been searched by police officers today
The garden of a house on Edgedale Road, Nether Edge, has been searched by police officers today

The shooting was linked to three other incidents in and around Nether Edge that Easter.

The first took place on Thursday, April 18, when a 34-year-old man was stabbed in his head on South View Road.

His vehicle windows were also smashed.

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The second incident occurred at around 11.10pm on Monday, April 22, when two men, aged 18 and 26, suffered stab wounds during an altercation on Abbeydale Road.

Police teams arrived on Edgedale Road, Nether Edge, earlier todayPolice teams arrived on Edgedale Road, Nether Edge, earlier today
Police teams arrived on Edgedale Road, Nether Edge, earlier today

Then, at around 2.50am on Tuesday, April 23, shots were fired at the house in Edgedale Road.

Shortly after, it was reported that windows of a property in South View Road had been smashed.

More to follow.