{"id":448200,"date":"2025-09-24T15:19:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/448200\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:19:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:19:22","slug":"birmingham-high-street-fight-sees-men-with-weapons-jump-on-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/448200\/","title":{"rendered":"Birmingham high street fight sees &#8216;men with weapons jump on car&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of men are said to have been involved in a fight on Bearwood Road<\/p>\n<p>15:11, 24 Sep 2025Updated 15:11, 24 Sep 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_JS187713169.jpg\" alt=\"A beggar on Bearwood Road\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Bearwood Road<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">An investigation is underway after a fight broke out on a busy high street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/west-midlands-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">West Midlands Police<\/a> were called to Bearwood Road, in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/smethwick\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Smethwick<\/a>, around 1pm, after men, who were said to be armed with weapons, began attacking each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The street was busy with shoppers at the time and officers are carrying out CCTV enquiries and speaking to witnesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/nazi-terrorist-who-killed-grandfather-32538936\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More: Nazi terrorist who killed grandfather in Birmingham race hate attack found dead in cell<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">No arrests have been made at this point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">WMP said: &#8220;We were called to Bearwood Road in Smethwick just after 1pm to reports of a fight involving a number of men with weapons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get breaking news on<\/strong> <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/FJKVhwxllixI0DiCj9e2sk\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"BirminghamLive WhatsAppLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">BirminghamLive WhatsApp<\/a>, <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">click the link to join<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;The investigation is at an early stage, and we are carrying out a number of enquiries including reviewing CCTV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Anyone who saw or recorded what happened has been asked to get in touch, quoting log 2305.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">One local, who saw the mayhem, said: &#8220;A car stopped and men jumped on top, hitting it with large metal bars and tools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;At first, I thought the builders had dropped some equipment then saw all of the men pounding the car windscreen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;Lots of people came out of the shops and got video shots of it all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p 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