Man stabbed to death outside school named

A man stabbed to death outside a primary school in Birmingham has been named by police.

Ali Alshmari, 30, was attacked on Bridge Road, in Alum Rock, on Tuesday and was pronounced dead at the scene a short while later.

West Midlands Police said a knife believed to have been used in the attack had been recovered and was being examined.

Officers have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of murder and he remains in police custody on Wednesday.

A woman in her 50s suffered injuries to her hand during the incident and has since been discharged from hospital.

The force said firearms officers - uniformed and plain clothed - attended the incident shortly after 12:00 GMT. It said that was "routine" after a serious incident involving a weapon in a public place.

Officers met with members of the local community on Wednesday to discuss concerns, police said.

Det Supt James Munro, from the Homicide department, said: "This is a tragic and violent attack which has cost the life of Mr Alshmari, and left a woman injured.

"We are doing everything we can to establish exactly what happened and why, and the public's response has been fantastic."

The incident is not being treated as terrorism related.

Munro added: "We've had CCTV, dashcam and mobile footage shared with us, which has been very helpful for the investigation, and I'd urge anyone who's not yet been in touch with us to do so as soon as possible.

"We understand how deeply distressing and concerning this incident is and we will have extra officers in the area to offer reassurance to the community."

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