Two children injured in Wolverhampton shooting

Shots were fired in Shelley Road in Wolverhampton on Monday

An 11-year-old girl and a boy aged 15 have been injured in a shooting in Wolverhampton.

The pair were hurt when shots were fired from a car in Shelley Road in the Bushbury area of the city on Monday, police said.

Both were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds to their legs and remain in a stable condition.

Shortly after, two cars were reportedly involved in a chase before one was later found abandoned.

Both vehicles - a black Mini and a grey Ford Focus - were thought to be stolen. The Mini was recovered from Third Avenue and has been seized for forensic examinations, West Midlands Police added.

The girl was in parkland off Shelley Road at the time of the shooting at about 15:00 BST and the boy was in a car park.

'It's shocking'

It is not known what type of firearm was used but ballistic material has been recovered for forensic analysis and the scene remained cordoned off on Tuesday, the spokesperson said.

Police are carrying out extra patrols in the area as well as house-to-house inquiries.

Police are urging people in the area to check dashcam and doorbell footage

"Our officers are also liaising with partners in local schools as we understand how upsetting an incident like this can be," the force said.

"We know it is shocking, especially in a residential area, and it is a priority for us to establish what happened and who is responsible."

Abi Barton, from nearby Cavan Vets, said: "It's shocking that we are living in a society where our children aren't safe, that they are victims of such heinous attacks in broad daylight.

"Our thoughts are with the children and their families."

Andrew McNeil, local resident and councillor for Bushbury North, said he understood a car park connected to nearby Elston Hall Primary School had been closed off by police.

"I am very shocked because it is a quiet area and not something that we expect would happen there," he said.

Police are urging people with dashcam and doorbell camera footage of the Bushbury area on Monday afternoon to check it for relevance to the investigation.