Shocking moment armed gang open fire with handguns outside a chicken shop in broad daylight as targets dive for cover behind the counter
- Gang appears to fire guns at a group outside DFC Chicken in Hansworth
- Terrified males flee the gang and are seen leaping over takeaway’s counter
- Footage shows them sheltering in the eatery as the gang flee in a blue car
This is the shocking moment an armed gang opened fire with handguns outside a chicken shop in a broad daylight shooting.
Thugs fire their weapons as they run at another group who run away from them, ditching a bicycle as they scatter.
The armed gang then pile into a car in a clip thought to have been taken in the West Midlands yesterday.
Birmingham resident Anwar Afzal shared the footage on Facebook, saying that the video was shot in Handsworth.
Hooded males are seen running across the street brandishing weapons and smoke rises from a gun as it is fired.
Pictured: The gang brandish firearms in the street in Handsworth, Birmingham, yesterday
The gang are pictured in Handsworth, Birmingham, where they fired guns outside a chicken shop in the West Midlands
They then flee to scene in a blue car which is parked opposite the DFC Chicken takeaway.
The victims appear to have taken refuge in the eatery, as CCTV taken from inside shows a group of males sheltering behind the counter.
Workers appear frightened as they see the group leap over the counter and duck to the floor.
The armed gang are pictured brandishing guns in the street in Handsworth yesterday
The armed gang’s car is seen leaving the scene slowly, driving past the takeaway after the incident.
A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: ‘We’re appealing for information after gun shots were fired in a shop in Handsworth yesterday (20 April).
‘We were called to reports of three men chasing a group of others into DFC Chicken, in Rookery Road, just before 6pm.
‘Shots were fired and the trio of offenders fled. The other group – which consisted of up to six men – had also left before officers arrived and no-one has reported any injuries.
‘It is believed to have been a targeted attack between different groups and CCTV enquiries are under way.’
Inspector Jim Church, from CID, said: ‘We’re following a number of lines of enquiry but I would urge anyone who knows those involved to contact us.
‘Fortunately, no customers or staff inside the shop were hurt. They could have been innocent victims of what we believe was a targeted attack between groups.’