Two men rushed to hospital and four arrested after shooting in Sheffield suburb

Two men are in hospital and four others are under arrest after a shooting in Sheffield.
By Claire Lewis
Published 2nd Mar 2021, 15:10 BST
Updated 2nd Mar 2021, 15:14 BST
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Emergency services were called to Cowley Gardens, Westfield, at around 11.20pm following reports that two men had been injured.

The men, aged 25 and 26, were found with gunshot injuries and taken to hospital for emergency treatment.

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Four men, aged 31, 21, 20 and 19, have been arrested as part of the police probe into the incident.

A cordon of police tape. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP) (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)A cordon of police tape. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP) (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)
A cordon of police tape. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP) (Photo by NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images)

There remains a police presence in Westfield today in the wake of the gun attack.

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