Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after shooting on Sheffield residential street
Investigation ongoing after gun incident in early hours of Monday
Police have made an arrest on suspicion of attempted murder in their investigation over a shooting on a Sheffield residential street.
South Yorkshire Police sent officers to Fieldhead Road, near London Road, Lowfield, just after midnight on Monday, September 21 following what senior officers described as an attack on the community.
The road was sealed off just after midnight and through the day with blue and white police tape and uniformed officers guarding the police line while investigations were carried out.
Police shave confirmed that the investigation has been ongoing and in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday, September 22) a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He remains in police custody.
Detective Chief Inspector Simon Cartwright, of our Armed Crime Team, said: "We have had a dedicated team hard at work to understand what unfolded in the early hours of Monday morning and this has culminated in an arrest.
"This was a discharge in a residential area which put innocent lives at risk of serious harm. Thankfully no one was injured, but this could have easily not been the case. Gun crime brings nothing but despair and devastation to our local communities and we are determined to continue to root it out.
"But we need your help. The information and intelligence you provide is crucial in helping us tackle firearm enabled criminality. To report information about this incident to us, please call us on 101 or report it to us online. Please quote incident number 2 of 21 September 2026 when you get in touch."
Officers said they were called the the incident at 12.02am on Monday (September 21).
They were called over a report that a gun was fired at a property on the street just before midnight.
Detective Chief Inspector Cartwright described the incident yesterday as ‘an appalling attack on our community’, adding he was incredibly thankful that no-one was injured.