Police investigating drive-by shooting in Birmingham

Police are investigating reports of a drive-by shooting in Birmingham.

It happened on Oakfield Road in Balsall Heath, at around 7.30pm.

A handgun was fired from a dark coloured saloon car, smashing the windows of a house. No one was injured. The area was cordoned off.

Witnesses say the car sped away from the scene down Salisbury Road, towards Edgbaston cricket ground..

It follows reports of a similar incident on the same road on 5 August, in which another house was targeted.

Detectives are investigating whether the two incidents are connected.