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Armed police called as shots fired at Dudley house

A road in Dudley was cordoned off by armed police after shots were fired at a home.

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The shooting happened in Brook Street, Gornal

Officers were called to Brook Street, a residential road in Gornal, on Friday.

A window and door at the house were damaged in the attack which happened just before 9pm, West Midlands Police said.

The street remained behind a cordon for more than eight hours as officers started their investigation.

Noone was injured.

The shooting happened two days after a similar incident in Stourdell Road, Halesowen, which also left a door and window damaged.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “We are investigating reports of shots being fired at a property on Brook Street, Dudley, at 8.45pm yesterday (January 31).

“There was damage to a window and door of the house, but fortunately no-one was injured.”

Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information can contact police via Live Chat at  west-midlands.police.uk between 8am and midnight, call 101 anytime or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 Quote crime reference number 20DY/28103M/20.

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