The gun crime statistics for this year have yet to be published by the Office for National Statistics, but the latest figures show that in the year ending March 2020, there were 111 firearm discharges recorded by South Yorkshire Police.
That’s significantly more than in Humberside and North Yorkshire combined but less than half the 223 such offences recorded in West Yorkshire during the same period and lower too than the 180 in Greater Manchester.
These are some of the shootings which police in Sheffield have investigated so far this year.
5. Khurm Javed
Khurm Javed, pictured, also known as Khuram and Khurram, was shot dead on Clough Road, near Bramall Lane, on April 10. Samsul Mohamed, 18, of Wolseley Road, Sharrow, has been charged with the murder of the 31-year-old solicitor, who had three children, and Mohamed is due to stand trial in December. Two other people have been charged with assisting an offender. Photo: SYP
6. Queens Road
An 18-year-old man was shot in his leg when violence flared on Queens Road, Heeley, on Thursday, March 18. Police said a concerned member of the public raised the alarm following an incident involving a group of men close to Halfords at around 9.50pm that evening. Photo: Robert Cumber
7. Albert Road
Armed police were deployed to Albert Road, Heeley, on August 1 after reports of shots being fired in broad daylight. Police said officers found evidence of a shooting but no reports of any injuries were received. Photo: Steven Ross
8. Samuel Road
A 44-year-old man was shot in the Norfolk Park area of Sheffield on August 20. Police were called to reports of shots being fired on Samuel Road and the man was taken to hospital after being found on East Bank Road with gunshot wound to his leg. Three people, including a 17-year-old boy, were arrested on suspicion of firearms offences and wounding, but they were all later released. Photo: Google