Shooting of man on busy Sheffield road unsolved one year on

Nobody has yet been charged after a man was left fighting for life after a shooting on a busy Sheffield road one year ago.
By Claire Lewis
Published 8th Jan 2021, 14:21 GMT
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A 28-year-old man was critically injured and needed emergency surgery after an incident on Staniforth Road, Darnall, on January 4, 2020.

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Detectives investigating the shooting are treating it as a targeted attack.

A man was shot on Staniforth Road, Darnall, last January and nobody has yet been charged (Photo: PA)A man was shot on Staniforth Road, Darnall, last January and nobody has yet been charged (Photo: PA)
A man was shot on Staniforth Road, Darnall, last January and nobody has yet been charged (Photo: PA)
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The victim walking along Staniforth Road when a number of people got out of two cars and a ‘confrontation’ took place.

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He was shot in his upper body during the disturbance and a large police cordon was put in place afterwards.

A 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and later released without charge.

South Yorkshire Police said: “The investigation remains ongoing pending any new lines of enquiry.”

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Anyone with information about the incident should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

Quote incident 592 of January 4, 2020.

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