LATEST: Man shot in head - four arrested
A FATHER-of-two is in hospital with a serious head injury after being shot in a South Yorkshire village.
Police launched an attempted-murder investigation after the man, aged in his 40s, was shot on Marsh Street, Wombwell, Barnsley, at around 7.30pm last night.
Four people - three men and a woman - were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and are being questioned by police. Today shocked residents said the man was a local father of two.
Police last night cordoned off Marsh Street and nearby Smith Street.
A South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: "South Yorkshire Police are investigating an attempted murder after a man in his 40s was shot in the head on the evening of Sunday November 22.
"Police have already arrested four people in connection with the incident - three men and one woman, who were all arrested on suspicion of attempted murder."
She added: "The injured man was still conscious when South Yorkshire Police received the call, but he has a significant head wound and was taken to hospital."
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