Wilfred Drive Darnall: Police give update on Sheffield Christmas Day shooting victim

Police have given an update the condition of a man who was shot in Sheffield on Christmas Day.

Emergency services were called to Wilfred Drive, in Darnall, Sheffield, on Christmas Day after a 20-year-old man was reportedly shot in the chest.

The scene in Wilfred Drive, Darnall, following the Christmas Day 2025 shooting which has left a 20-year-old male in a critical conditionplaceholder image
The scene in Wilfred Drive, Darnall, following the Christmas Day 2025 shooting which has left a 20-year-old male in a critical condition | Dave Higgens/PA Wire

The wounded man was taken to hospital in a critical condition following the late night incident, just before 11.30pm.

However, South Yorkshire Police has now provided an update on the injured man’s condition.

The force said he was no longer deemed critical, but was still suffering ‘significant life changing injuries’.

Two men have been charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life in connection with the incident.

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