Sheffield murder suspect arrested in Nottinghamshire police stop

Armend Xhika, 22, died in hospital after being fatally stabbed in Sheffield

A man suspected of being involved in a murder in Sheffield a year ago has been arrested after being stopped in a car containing a gun and knives.

The wanted 27-year-old was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the death of Armend Xhika in Sheffield in May 2021.

Police detained the man, who was in a car which raised suspicions with officers, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

He is the eighth person to be arrested after the fatal stabbing of Mr Xhika.

The 22-year-old died following an incident on Earl Marshall Road in Burngreave, Sheffield, on 13 May 2021.

Nottinghamshire Police officers stopped the vehicle on Blackwell Road at about 13:45, a spokesperson said.

During a search of the car, a firearm and two large knives were found.

The suspect, from London, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and possession of a firearm without a certificate and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, police said.

Three other men, aged 21, 28, and 28, were also arrested on firearm and offensive weapon charges.

They remain in police custody.

Police forensic officers on Earl Marshal Road, Burngreave in May 2021