Murder investigation after man shot near petrol station

Murder investigation after man shot near petrol station

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was fatally shot near a petrol station. West Yorkshire Police said officers received a report at 9.43pm on Tuesday that a man had been seriously injured after a shot was fired from a vehicle on Doncaster Road near the BP petrol station in Wakefield.

The force said it believed the vehicle used in the offence was “on false plates and was stolen in a burglary in Castleford on August 3”. The victim was taken to hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Police said he is understood to be a 50-year-old man who was living in the local area. The man’s immediate family are aware and is being offered support by specially trained officers.

Police said the vehicle involved is believed to b