A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of wounding after a car was allegedly driven at a group of people on a Stourbridge pub patio.
A 24-year-old from Stourbridge handed himself in at a police station at 10.30am on Wednesday (June 23) after a car crashed outside the Gigmill pub on South Road last Friday night (June 18).
According to police, the driver of a silver Volvo car is understood to have got out of the vehicle and fired shots from a BB gun, hitting a man in the leg. The driver then drove the car towards a group standing on steps outside the pub.
Four people were hurt, including a man and woman in their 20s who suffered leg fractures and ligament damage respectively.
Two other women were also treated for less serious injuries and all four have now been discharged from hospital.
Detectives recovered the silver Volvo car at the scene and quickly identified a suspect.
Several arrest attempts have been made in the last few days before he surrendered to police for questioning.
Detective Inspector Chris Fox from Brierley Hill CID, said: “The man has been arrested for four counts of wounding plus a firearms offence as a BB gun was discharged during the disorder.
“Two people suffered nasty leg injuries but thankfully no-one was critically injured. This was a very serious incident, which we believe was a targeted attack, that could have had tragic consequences.
"We’ve examined CCTV and spoken to several witnesses but if anyone saw what happened and has not yet spoken to us then please get in touch.”
People can message police via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk, call 101 or speak anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, quoting crime number 20/1029616/21.
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