Armed police flooded a street in Birmingham today following a stabbing outside a school.
Officers arrested a 32-year-old man over the incident, which left another man seriously injured. A woman also suffered ‘non-life threatening’ injuries.
West Midlands Police were called to Bridge Street in Alum Rock at 12.06pm as a nearby primary school went into lockdown.
Armed counter-terror officers were pictured on the scene alongside dog units, multiple ambulances and an air ambulance.
Journalist Martin Fricker described a victim lying in the street, officers performing CPR and a woman ‘with bloodied hands screaming from an upstairs window’.
An armed officer at the scene of the reported stabbing
Counter-terror firearms officers were seen at the scene ‘as part of the police response’. West Midlands Police described the stabbing as a ‘contained incident’
He added on X: ‘Eyewitness said the stabbing happened in the street.
‘A passer-by tried to run the knifeman over as he repeatedly stabbed at his victim, he then fled inside a residential block of flats.’
Mr Fricker said the stabbing happened ‘directly opposite a primary school which has been put into lockdown’.
Armed police have now left the scene of the incident, which police described as ‘contained’.
A police dog was pictured being taken out of a response car
Detective Superintendent James Munro from West Midlands Police, said: ‘We believe this to be a contained incident with a man in custody.
‘We are reviewing CCTV footage and speaking to a number of people in the area. But would appeal to anyone who has any information to get in touch.
‘We understand how deeply distressing and concerning this incident is and we will have extra officers in the area to offer reassurance to the community.’
We would urge witnesses or people with information, including mobile phone or dashcam footage, to please contact us on 101 quoting log number 2105 of 3 March. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
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