A second man has been arrested over the shooting of
grandfather Akhtar Javeed as he tried to defend his Birmingham business from
armed robbers.
West Midlands Police confirmed they have detained a
26-year-old man from Leicester on suspicion of murder while a 19-year-old woman
was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Mr Javeed, 56, was shot in the neck as he bravely refused to
hand over cash before his killers made their getaway empty-handed.
A police spokesman said: 'Detectives investigating the
murder of Akhtar Javeed have arrested a second man on suspicion of murder.
'A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder from
an address in Leicester and a 19-year-old woman was also arrested on suspicion
of assisting an offender from the same address in Leicester last night.'
It comes a day after armed police arrested a teenager in
connection with the killing.
Officers carrying semi-automatic rifles detained the 18-year-old
male after raiding a house in Derby.
West Midlands Police confirmed the teenager was being held
in custody and said a silver Renault Megane had also been seized.
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