Three men arrested for attempted murder after Sheffield pub shooting

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting at a Sheffield pub on Boxing Day.
A shooting happened outside the Old Harrow pub on Main Street in Grenoside on Boxing Day Night.A shooting happened outside the Old Harrow pub on Main Street in Grenoside on Boxing Day Night.
A shooting happened outside the Old Harrow pub on Main Street in Grenoside on Boxing Day Night.

The men, aged in their 30s, were arrested today on suspicion of attempted murder after the shooting at the Old Harrow Pub in Main Street, Grenoside, and remain in custody, being questioned by officers.

At around 10.20pm on Saturday 26 December (Boxing Day) emergency services were called to the Old Harrow pub in Main Street, Grenoside.

The Old Harrow pub in Grenoside.The Old Harrow pub in Grenoside.
The Old Harrow pub in Grenoside.
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A 26-year-old man was taken to hospital with suspected gunshot wounds. He remains in hospital in a stable condition, recovering from his injuries.

Detective Inspector Richard Partridge from the Force Crime Unit said: “We know that this pub was busy on Boxing Day night and that there were a number of people either in the pub or outside that may have seen what happened.

“I’d like to appeal to those people directly to come forward and talk to us about what they saw. Any information you have could help us piece together what happened that night.

“I’d also like to reassure the local community that we are working hard to identify those involved in this incident and we are grateful for their understanding while we carry out our enquiries.”

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Three further people, two men and a woman, were arrested earlier in the week in connection with the incident and remain on bail pending further enquiries.

Did you see what happened? Were you in the pub that night, or in the area?

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or email [email protected] quoting incident number 931 of 26 December 2015.

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