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06/09/2004
Soldier heading home on leave is shot dead
A 20-year-old British soldier, who had just returned home on leave, has been shot dead during what appears to have been an attempted mugging at the weekend.
Neral Sharpe – who had been serving with the Queen's Royal Hussars in Germany – was shot once in the stomach during the incident, which occurred in Smethwick, West Midland, at around 4.30am on Saturday.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing two black men in a struggle on the ground outside a group of shops on the Oldbury Road, prior to the junction with Spon Lane.
The attacker fled into a housing estate near to Orchid Close following the scuffle – leaving Mr Sharpe on the ground, mortally wounded with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He later died at Sandwell District General Hospital.
Neral Sharpe had only arrived back in Britain off the Calais-Dover ferry at around 12.45am. Police believe Mr Sharpe drove to the car park of the shopping centre on Oldbury Road and parked his silver Peugeot car near to Kwik Save supermarket. He was killed a short time later.
A post mortem is taking place this afternoon to ascertain a cause of death. At this stage there is no known motive for the incident.
Detectives have urged anyone with information to come forward.
(gmcg/mb)
Neral Sharpe – who had been serving with the Queen's Royal Hussars in Germany – was shot once in the stomach during the incident, which occurred in Smethwick, West Midland, at around 4.30am on Saturday.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing two black men in a struggle on the ground outside a group of shops on the Oldbury Road, prior to the junction with Spon Lane.
The attacker fled into a housing estate near to Orchid Close following the scuffle – leaving Mr Sharpe on the ground, mortally wounded with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He later died at Sandwell District General Hospital.
Neral Sharpe had only arrived back in Britain off the Calais-Dover ferry at around 12.45am. Police believe Mr Sharpe drove to the car park of the shopping centre on Oldbury Road and parked his silver Peugeot car near to Kwik Save supermarket. He was killed a short time later.
A post mortem is taking place this afternoon to ascertain a cause of death. At this stage there is no known motive for the incident.
Detectives have urged anyone with information to come forward.
(gmcg/mb)
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