{"id":342982,"date":"2025-08-14T04:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/342982\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T04:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:48:14","slug":"man-killed-in-drive-by-shooting-near-petrol-station-as-police-issue-urgent-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/342982\/","title":{"rendered":"Man killed in ‘drive-by shooting’ near petrol station as police issue urgent appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 50-year-old victim was rushed to hospital, but died from his injuriesThe photo issued by West Yorkshire Police of a still from CCTV footage, showing a Toyota RAV4 with a grey trim, displaying cloned plates FV53FXT, believed to be involved in a murder investigation(Image: West Yorkshire Police\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n

Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was fatally shot close to a petrol station.<\/p>\n

West Yorkshire Police officers were called to a report at 9.43pm on Tuesday that a man had been seriously injured after a shot was fired from a vehicle in Wakefield.<\/p>\n

The force said it believed the vehicle used in the offence on Doncaster Road, near the BP petrol station, was \u201con false plates and was stolen in a burglary in Castleford on August 3\u201d.<\/p>\n

The victim was rushed to hospital, but died from his injuries.<\/p>\n

Police said he is understood to be a 50-year-old man who was living in the local area.<\/p>\n

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The man\u2019s immediate family have been made aware and are being offered support by specially trained officers.<\/p>\n

Police said the vehicle involved is believed to be a blue\/grey-coloured Toyota RAV4 with a grey trim, displaying cloned plates FV53FXT.<\/p>\n

The vehicle is described as being \u201cdistinctive due to having bull lights on the roof above the windshield\u201d.<\/p>\n

Detective Chief Inspector James Entwistle, of West Yorkshire Police\u2019s homicide and major inquiry team, said: \u201cA man has lost his life, and it is an absolute priority for us to understand the circumstances of what has taken place and identify anyone who has had any involvement in this incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand that the vehicle used in this offence was on false plates and was stolen in a burglary in Castleford on 3 August. The vehicle is particularly distinctive because of the bull lights fitted to the vehicle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are interested in speaking to anyone who believes they have seen this RAV4 following this burglary, around the time of this offence and since. The vehicle may now be displaying different plates.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMotorists who were in the Doncaster Road area last night who have dashcams fitted are also asked to check whether they have captured any footage of this vehicle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe driver was driving in the direction of Wakefield before they have turned around near the BP petrol station immediately prior to the shooting and then driven off in the direction they came from.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand the shock and concern that an incident of this nature will cause, particularly given that a firearm has been involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are dedicating significant resources to this investigation and our neighbourhood policing colleagues are supporting this with an increased presence in the area to provide reassurance to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anyone who witnessed any part of the incident or who has any information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police\u2019s homicide and major inquiry team online or by calling 101 quoting Operation Ploughland.<\/p>\n

Information, including footage, can be provided through the force\u2019s major incident public portal at https:\/\/mipp.police.uk\/operation\/13XM020125W60-PO1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 50-year-old victim was rushed to hospital, but died from his injuriesThe photo issued by West Yorkshire Police…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":342983,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[603,12,16,15,2302],"class_list":{"0":"post-342982","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-national-news","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-yorkshire"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115025314045666775","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}