Teenager arrested for making threats to kill following incident in Shrewsbury
A 17-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill and a 19-year-old man arrested on suspicion of affray following an incident in Shrewsbury last night.
The arrests were made following an alleged altercation at Monkmoor Recreation Centre on Racecourse Crescent at around 6.45pm yesterday.
Four males are reported to have walked across the Astroturf football pitches disrupting two games of football before the altercation took place.
A 44-year-old man from Shrewsbury received facial injuries in the incident.
There were a number of young footballers and their parents on the pitches at the time who are believed to have witnessed the incident and police are keen to speak to all these people.
The 17-year-old male and a 19-year-old man arrested are both from Shrewsbury. The other two men are described as being white and aged between 18-20.
West Mercia Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that could help with their investigation by calling 101 and quote incident 593s of 8th January 2016. Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org
