Residents' horror at FOURTH shooting on Sheffield estate in two weeks

Last Monday night, a gun was fired in Villiers Close, Arbourthorne, in what was the fourth shooting on the estate in the space of two weeks.

Eighty-year-old Winnie Smith, of nearby Myrtle Road, said a young man was recovering after being injured in the latest shooting.

She told the Star: “It’s just terrible.

“I never thought it would come to this – it’s very sad.

“Something needs to be done to stop things like this happening again.”

Preventing crime is very important to Winnie and her husband Derek, who have dedicated their retirement to improving the lives of others in their community.

For the last 14 years, the couple has been part of the Arbourthorne Tenants And Residents Association and their work has included helping police to tackle crime in the area.

Officers are continuing to investigate the latest shooting.

Detective Chief Inspector Mick Hakin previously told the Star: “We have executed warrants at a number of locations across Sheffield as part of a concerted effort to identify and locate those responsible for Monday evening’s incident.

“We absolutely will not tolerate armed criminality in South Yorkshire and we have officers from across the force working tirelessly to gather information and investigate this crime.

“We are taking this matter incredibly seriously and I wish to reassure the communities affected by this matter that we are progressing multiple lines of enquiry at pace to identify those responsible for this worrying incident.”

The shooting came two weeks after three others in Arbourthorne were reported the space of 30 minutes on Tuesday, November 19.

That night, guns were fired in incidents in Errington Avenue, Eastern Avenue and Errington Way and a man was treated at hospital for a gunshot wound.

Anyone with information about the latest incident should call South Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 834 of December 2, or call Crimestoppers anonymoulsy on 0800 555 111.