POLICE arrested seven people after reports of shots being fired in a Birmingham street – the third firearms incident in just three days.

No one was believed to have been hurt after a round of bullets was said to have been fired in Rough Road, Kingstanding, at 4.30pm on Friday.

Police sealed off the road between Kingstanding Circle and Hartley Road while scenes of crime officers used torches to search for evidence of gunfire.

A member of the public called police to say they had heard “shots fired” in the road.

Police later went to an address in Harcourt Road and arrested seven people on suspicion of firearms offences.

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Police said she did not know what age or sex those arrested were.

Rumours also suggested that two cars had earlier sped past the scene.

A 68-year-old woman, who lives in adjoining Kings Road, said: “It’s shocking because this area used to be fairly bad at one time but had got a lot better.

“It’s happening all over again now because there’s no deterrent.”

The police spokeswoman said: “Police received an emergency call at 4.30pm after a member of the public heard shots fired in Rough Road, Kingstanding.