Six arrested after shots fired at parked car in Chell

Six people from Stoke-on-Trent have been arrested after reports that shots were fired at a parked car in Chell.

No one was inside the vehicle at the time the shots are believed to have been fired.

Armed officers were called to Winghay Place at 9.15pm on March 3rd and carried out a search of the area. Three men, all from Chell, one aged 28, one 26 and the other 27, were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.

Officers continue to investigate the incident and have so far arrested three more people in the Goldenhill area.

A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm, criminal damage and possession with intent to supply cannabis. Two women, one 19-years-old and the other aged 40, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and being concerned in the supply of drugs.

All five remain in custody at this time.