Bromsgrove post office shooting: Eight arrested
The car was spotted driving around the south Birmingham area in the days leading up to the robbery and police have issued an urgent appeal for people with sightings of the vehicle to come forward.
Mr Hodson-Walker died after three men burst in to the family-run Fairfield Post Office and Stores at 8.20am armed with a pistol and sledgehammer.
Craig’s father remains in hospital in Birmingham after he was hit in the leg when the robbers opened fire.
The getaway car was dumped less than half a mile from the shop and forensic experts have carried out tests to find clues which could lead them to the three men and a fourth member who is thought to have been driving the car.
A £50,000 reward has been offered and more than 100 officers are involved in the hunt for the gang.
Patrols have been stepped up in the rural north Worcestershire area as owners of nearby businesses said they were living in fear.
More than 50 bouquets of flowers have been left on a wall in front of the shop by shocked villagers, friends and family.
Craig’s mum Judy, aged 56, fiancee Lisa Bundy, aged 26, and his 27-year-old brother James attended a tearful church service in the village on Sunday.
Anyone with information should contact police on 0300 333 3000 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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