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25/10/2005
Two men released without charge in Birmingham shooting
Police have released two men without charge following a police inquiry into a weekend shooting incident in the Newtown area of Birmingham.
On Sunday, a man was shot dead near to the location of Saturday's riots in Birmingham.
The rioting, which broke out in the Lozells area in the south of the city on Saturday between black and Asian groups, was reported to have been set off by allegations that a young girl had been raped. However, police said that while extensive investigations had been carried out, no victim of a sexual assault had been identified.
During Saturday night's disturbances on Lozells Road, 22-year-old IT worker Isiah Young-Sam was stabbed on Carlyle Road. He later died in hospital. Police said he was an innocent victim.
During the same incident his friend was stabbed in the back. In all, around 35 people were treated for injuries related to the disturbances.
Following the riots there was a heavy police presence in the area on Sunday.
Police said that a number of arrests had been made in connection with the disturbances at the weekend.
(SP/KMcA)
On Sunday, a man was shot dead near to the location of Saturday's riots in Birmingham.
The rioting, which broke out in the Lozells area in the south of the city on Saturday between black and Asian groups, was reported to have been set off by allegations that a young girl had been raped. However, police said that while extensive investigations had been carried out, no victim of a sexual assault had been identified.
During Saturday night's disturbances on Lozells Road, 22-year-old IT worker Isiah Young-Sam was stabbed on Carlyle Road. He later died in hospital. Police said he was an innocent victim.
During the same incident his friend was stabbed in the back. In all, around 35 people were treated for injuries related to the disturbances.
Following the riots there was a heavy police presence in the area on Sunday.
Police said that a number of arrests had been made in connection with the disturbances at the weekend.
(SP/KMcA)
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