Man in custody after shooting in Sheffield

A man remains in custody this morning over a shooting in Sheffield.

The 27-year-old was arrested yesterday after a gun was fired at a vehicle on Yew Lane, Ecclsfield, just before 5.15pm.

Armed police were deployed to the scene and a man was arrested shortly afterwards on suspicion of firearms offences.

No injuries were reported.

A man remains in Sheffield today after a shooting over the weekend (Photo: Getty)placeholder image
A man remains in Sheffield today after a shooting over the weekend (Photo: Getty)

Armed and neighbourhood officers remained in Ecclesfield last night speaking to residents and reviewing CCTV footage.

Anyone with information should call 101 and quote incident number 761 of February 28.

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