The shop worker was left seriously injured in the incident
16:19, 06 Feb 2026Updated 16:21, 06 Feb 2026
WMP want to speak to Reece Allen about an alleged stabbing at Heron Foods(Image: WMP)
West Midlands Police have issued the image of a man they urgently want to speak to after a Birmingham shop worker was “stabbed” during a robbery.
Paramedics were called to Heron Foods, opposite the Heathway shops, in Shard End, just after 10.05am on Thursday (Feb 5), where they treated an employee for stab wounds.
The seriously injured man was taken to hospital and an investigation launched.
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Detectives have issued the image of a man called Reece Allen who they want to speak to in connection with the incident.
Allen is said to have links to Winson Green and anyone with information is asked to contact them.
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Birmingham Police said: “Have you seen Reece Allen?
“We’d like to speak to the 31-year-old about a robbery where a man was stabbed on Heathland Avenue, Shard End, yesterday morning (5 February).
“We believe Allen has links to the Winson Green area.”
The Heron Foods store at the corner of Heathland Avenue and Heath Way in Shard End (Image: Google Maps )
A spokesman from West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to reports of a stabbing on Heathland Avenue at 10.06am, one ambulance, two paramedic officers and a MERIT trauma doctor, with a critical care paramedic, attended the scene.
“On arrival we discovered one patient, a man, who was treated for serious injuries before being taken to hospital.”
A police spokesman told BirminghamLive earlier: “We were called to a store on Heathland Avenue, Shard End at around 10.05am after a man was seriously injured during a robbery.
“The man suffered a knife wound to his stomach and was taken to hospital for treatment.
“As part of our investigation, we are reviewing CCTV footage and speaking to witnesses.
Heron Foods has been contacted for a statement.
Anyone who sees him, or know where he is, should call 999 quoting crime reference number 20/137209/26.