Car used in fatal Wakefield drive-by shooting found by police
Appealing for further information, Det Ch Insp James Entwistle said officers were following a number of lines of inquiry."Multiple enquiries remain ongoing into Tuesday's extremely serious incident in Wakefield in which a local man was fatally shot," he said"My officers are following lines of enquiry and we have had a strong response to our appeals so far."I want to thank all those who have got in touch and urge anyone who has any information about this murder to contact us."Doncaster Road is busy on most evenings at that location and we particularly continue to urge any drivers who were in the area between 21:30 and 21:45 BST to check dashcam footage."
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