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Top Birmingham grime artist Saphan Robinson was the victim gunned down in a city street by a man wielding a sawn-off shotgun.

The chart star, 26, was blasted in the chest by a gunman who was in a car which pulled into Bourne Green, Quinton, at around 6.30pm on Sunday.

The music star - known as SafOne or Safone - is currently in hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

Witnesses told how the shooting had shocked residents of the cul-de-sac. One said: “This is a quiet residential cul-de-sac with young families with kids living here.

"The shooting has shaken everyone up.”

Mr Robinson’s music is regularly played on Radio 1 and he has performed at sell-out shows across the country.

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He has a huge online following and in each of the last two years he has been included in music magazine polls of the Top 20 grime artists.

Best known for 2015’s She Wants A Man From Brum, he also appeared on P. Money’s 10/10 Remix hit last year.

Hours after the shooting, Mr Robinson’s Twitter account had replied to a Birmingham Mail report of the shooting. It had tweeted: “U guys talkin shit AGAIN !!! Lyin in garden f**k off lol ima get u guys yanna!”

Police had swooped on the street after the shooting and remained at the scene today while forensics examinations were carried out.

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A West Midlands Police spokesman said: “Detectives have launched an investigation after a man was shot in Quinton, Birmingham yesterday (9 July).

“Officers were called to Bourne Green at around 6.30pm and a 26-year-old man was taken to hospital and remains in a serious but stable condition.

“Police continue to investigate the circumstances that led to the shooting and an area of Bourne Green was cordoned off while forensic experts examined the scene.”

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Anyone with information is asked to call the force’s Investigation Team on 101, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.