UK police probe shots fired at Gujarati Association wedding party

Police in the UK have launched an investigation after shots were fired at a wedding party of over 100 guests at the Gujarati Association in Wolverhampton.

The West Midlands Police force said the incident occurred on Saturday night (July 1).

"We received a number of calls to the Gujarati Association on Mander Street, Merridale, at around 9.30pm. It's believed a car was driven up to the back of the venue, before someone got out of the vehicle and fired a number of shots at another car parked at the venue," the police statement reads.

"It's then believed a gun was fired back towards the attacker from the direction of the wedding party by another person. No one is believed to have been injured at this stage, but a vehicle was damaged and will be forensically examined," the statement adds.

Officers remained at the scene over the weekend to carry out forensic and CCTV enquiries and have appealed for information from the public.

Wolverhampton Police Chief Inspector Paul Southern said: "This was a totally reckless attack and it's by luck rather than by design that no one was seriously injured or killed.

"We believe there were more than 100 people at this event and it's vital that we speak to anyone who was there and who saw or recorded what happened, so that we can bring those involved to justice.

"The community will be understandably shocked and worried by what happened and we'll be carrying out extra patrols to offer reassurance today."