Everything we know about Lozells murder as police hunt killer

Emergency services were called to Hunters Road in Lozells at around 12.30am on September 30

West Midlands Police continues to investigate the murder of a man who was found with fatal injuries in a Birmingham street. A second man was left fighting for his life.

Police were called to Hunters Road in Lozells at 12.25am on September 30. They alerted the ambulance service who arrived at the scene minutes later. One man was declared dead at the scene, while the second was rushed to hospital and remains in a serious condition.

A blue police forensic tent was set up in the middle of the road. In an update today, Thursday, October 3, a police spokesman told BirminghamLive: "Inquiries continue with the investigation. No arrests have been made."

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Unconfirmed reports suggested the man who died may have been stabbed to death. Police told BirminghamLive it was "one line of inquiry" being examined by officers in charge of the case at this early stage. A post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death was due to be carried out.

What have police said?

Police said detectives started a murder investigation after a man found with serious injuries in a Lozells street has died. In a statement, it said: "We were called to Hunters Road, near the junction of Villa Road at just before 12.25am on September 30.

"A man was discovered seriously injured and sadly nothing could be done to save him. A second man who was also found hurt and is currently in a serious condition in hospital.

"We're currently working to establish exactly what happened and who was involved. We're reviewing CCTV and carrying out house-to-house enquiries as we investigate."

What have the ambulance service service said?

Police and paramedics battled to save a man found seriously injured before he died in Birmingham. The ambulance service said they were called by West Midlands Police to the junction of Villa Road and Hunters Road, Hockley, at 12.34am.

They dispatched two paramedic officers, a MERIT trauma team, a critical care paramedic and two ambulances attended the scene. In a statement, it said: "On arrival crews found two injured men in a critical condition being cared for by police colleagues.

"Sadly, despite the best efforts of ambulance staff nothing could be done to save one man and he was confirmed deceased on scene. The second man was given advanced trauma care at the roadside before being blue lighted to hospital for further emergency care."

What have the community said?

Community campaigner Desmond Jaddoo said Hunters Road was becoming "notorious" having suffered from a host of issues, including drugs and trouble with HMOs. He told BirminghamLive: "We have identified the need for closer working within this area because Hunters Road is now becoming a little bit too notorious within the locality."

He added: "This is a yet another incident that highlights the need for greater community working within Lozells particularly when we look at the fact that the community does require reassurance.

"We're working hard with the authorities to try and build greater resilience and a greater spirit within the community. Unfortunately, incidents like this do set back the work - but it doesn't lessen our resolve to ensure that things are improved."

Councillor Waseem Zaffar said when news of the killing broke: "People are reporting drug dealing out in the open. There's loud noise disturbances, rowing in the street, illegal parking. There's an oversaturation of vulnerable people being put in the area and it's all costing us dear."

Appeal contact information

Anyone with information, or potentially has dashcam or other footage which may assist police, is asked to contact the force. You can do this via Live Chat on the police's website, or by calling 101, and quote 33 of 30/9/24.

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