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Last Updated:  Friday, 28 March, 2003, 09:53 GMT
Man shot in front of daughter
A man has been has been shot in front of his eight-year-old daughter outside a public house in Birmingham.

The victim was shot in the back with a shotgun outside the King Edward public house on Aston Hall Road, Aston, Birmingham, at 2130 GMT on Thursday.

Police said his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

The man, who is in his 30s and from Birmingham, was attacked as he got into his car.

His daughter was not injured.

Police are looking for two gunmen, and are appealing for witnesses.

Aston was the scene of the incident that claimed the lives of Charlene Ellis, 18, and Letisha Shakespeare, 17, who were shot early on 2 January outside a New Year party.





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