Wolverhampton student threatened at gunpoint in flat after security complaints

Nick Alexander, known as Mr Miami UK, was put up in a hotel after problems with security in his block of flats

An American student says he was threatened at gunpoint after a man was able to get past the security system in his block of flats.

TikTok creator Nick Alexander heard his neighbour scream and realised she was being attacked.

The attacker reportedly produced a gun when he tried to intervene.

Housing association GreenSquareAccord has since apologised for the Wolverhampton incident and a police investigation has begun.

Nick Alexander moved to Wolverhampton from Miami in the US

Due to a faulty intercom, which Mr Alexander said he had previously reported, the armed man was able to enter the communal area of the apartment building which provides access to the residents' front doors.

After hearing his neighbour frantically ring his doorbell and call for help, Mr Alexander, who was with his sister and eight-year-old daughter at the time, said he had tried to fend off the man.

During the disorder the man pulled out a gun, he said,

He was uninjured in the incident but said his neighbour had been "grabbed her by her hair and collar" by the attacker.

He, and another person in the block, then had to stay in hotels with his family while the housing association repaired the "ongoing issues with the intercom".

Mr Alexander added: "I wish my daughter was not exposed to it, but if I can stop it happening to another woman or someone else, I would do it all over again."

The content creator's videos now have more than five million likes on TikTok

"I would like to see more men teaching their sons, nephews and brothers that this behaviour is not acceptable," he said.

Mr Alexander, who moved from the US to be with family who live in Wolverhampton, is popular on TikTok as Mr Miami UK, with his reviews of hidden gems around Wolverhampton and British delicacies.

'Crack down on gun violence'

He added: "Hopefully the police crack down on gun violence because the next generation really does not need to experience this."

West Midlands Police has confirmed a 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and released under investigation in connection with the incident which happened on 23 August.

The security system has now been fixed and a spokesperson for the housing association said it had worked with local agencies to safeguard the two customers who were involved and had offered alternative accommodation and additional support.