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The Smethwick ambush that ended in A&E - How wannabe hitman shot his own partner in clueless firearms blunder

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. Birmingham Mail is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 7 Nov 2026, 05:24 UTC. The headline in use is “The Smethwick ambush that ended in A&E - How wannabe hitman shot his own partner in clueless firearms blunder”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Adam Liaqat and Asad Khan were sitting in a stolen 4x4 in Smethwick plotting a shooting when their firearm suddenly went off, leaving Khan with serious gunshot wounds to his leg
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Story timeline
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- Birmingham Mail