2023 Birmingham Riots

Murder of Shabana Mahmood MP
On the 4th of April 2023, Member of Parliament for Ladywood, Shabana Mahmood, was fatally shot outside of St Pauls Metro Station, in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She died shortly afterwards in an ambulance, two pensioners came to her aid after the incident but were unable to help her. Her attacker, Jonathon Newcleigh, was arrested by police 12 minutes later in the Jewellery Quarter in Central Birmingham.

Funeral
Shortly after her death on the 9th of April 2023, Shabana Mahmoods Funeral occurred in Central Birmingham. Thousands of people lined the streets of the route of the Hearse. However, a large group of "English Defence League" were also gathered around the route, due to the fact that not only was Jonathon Newcleigh a member himself, but Shabana had made comments about the EDL calling them "Mindless Bigots".