Police launch a murder investigation after a man in his twenties is fatally stabbed on a street in Birmingham
- Officers found a man in his twenties with serious injuries in Lozells, Birmingham
- Despite efforts of paramedics he was confirmed dead before arriving at hospital
- A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder by firearms officers later
- The man – who is understood to be known to the victim – is being questioned
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man was fatally stabbed in north west Birmingham this afternoon.
Officers found a man in his twenties with serious injuries on Lozells Street, Lozells at just before 3.30pm.
Despite the best efforts of paramedics he was confirmed dead before arriving at hospital.
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man was fatally stabbed in north west Birmingham this afternoon
Officers found a man in his twenties with serious injuries on Lozells Street, Lozells at just before 3.30pm
Firearms officers later stopped a car in Alum Rock Road and a 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
The man – who is understood to be known to the victim – has been taken into police custody for questioning.
A section of Lozells Street has been cordoned off to enable officers to carry out enquiries.
A section of Lozells Street has been cordoned off to enable officers to carry out enquiries
The man – who is understood to be known to the victim – has been taken into police custody for questioning
A blue tent was erected just yards from a chemists in the street, where a group of onlookers were standing at the police cordon.
Detective Inspector Nick Barnes, from the force’s homicide unit, said: ‘A man has sadly lost his life at the hands of a knife and we are now working to establish exactly why this happened.
‘Although a man has been arrested I would urge anyone with information which can help our enquiries to contact us.’
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk, call 101 any time, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Please quote log number 1597 of 17/11/19.