Youth charity founder in hospital after being shot by police in Birmingham
by Frances Perraudin from World news | The Guardian on (#2XK9M)
Sharif Cousins, a former gang member, understood to be in induced coma and police watchdog is investigating incident
A man who was hospitalised after being shot by police in Birmingham has been named locally as Sharif Cousins, a former gang member who set up a youth charity.
West Midlands police said a firearm was discharged by an officer at about 9pm on Wednesday, resulting in one man being taken to hospital. Another man was arrested for suspected firearm offences.
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