A 15-year-old boy is being treated for potentially life-changing injuries after being shot outside a McDonald's in Coventry city centre. Police believe shots were fired from a motorbike carrying multiple people on Cross Cheaping at about 23:10 BST on Saturday.
Detectives are investigating links to two other incidents that occurred around the same time. A knife was recovered from a Cosy Club bar nearby, and an 18-year-old man was robbed outside The Litten Tree pub on Warwick Road, a five-minute walk away.
West Midlands Police is treating the shooting as attempted murder. A second person, believed to be about 20, who was standing near the shot teenager was also hurt but not seriously injured.
Det Insp Harjit Ubhi described the incident as 'an appalling and reckless attack in a part of the city centre which was busy with people enjoying nights out.' Three people have been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in connection with the knife recovered from Cosy Club about 20 minutes after the shooting.
Police have increased their presence in the city centre to reassure the public. Detectives are examining CCTV and have appealed for any witnesses or anyone with dash-cam footage to come forward.
