Dudley shooting: Mohammed Haroon Zeb named as victim
A father of four fatally wounded in a shooting died on his birthday, his family has revealed.
Mohammed Haroon Zeb was found injured on Queen's Cross, Dudley, at about 00:35 GMT on Sunday and died in hospital that afternoon. His family remembered the taxi manager as "a beautiful son, brother, father" and "a real icon to this world". There have been no arrests so far over his death but police say their investigation is continuing "at pace". Mr Zeb died on the day he turned 39, his cousin said. "Today we mourn the loss of our hero who will be dearly missed," Mr Zeb's family said in a statement released via West Midlands Police. "He eased the burdens of everyone he knew and his beautiful smile lit up every room he walked in." His cousin, Shaz Saleem, said Mr Zeb had been returning to his home on Queens Cross after work when he was shot in the "cowardly" attack. He said: "He was just such a character, such a wonderful guy. It's so sad that everyone he knew is crying. "This shouldn't be happening in our town - it's absolutely scary and ridiculous that we have got gun crime in Dudley." Police said they were continuing to examine CCTV in the local area and were keen to speak to a man known to have flagged down officers in the area just after the shooting. "Haroon's death is simply tragic, my thoughts are with his family and friends and this very sad time," said Det Ch Insp Jim Munro, from West Midlands Police. "Our investigation is continuing at pace as we try and understand what happened." A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Friday. Follow BBC West Midlands on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Send your story ideas to: newsonline.westmidlands@bbc.co.uk Related Internet Links West Midlands Police