DPD confirms death of worker killed in Shrewsbury attack while delivering parcels with colleague
A delivery firm has confirmed one of its workers died in an attack which sparked a murder investigation, while a colleague was also on the scene.
DPD has said two of its workers were delivering parcels in Berwick Avenue, Coton Hill, Shrewsbury yesterday when one of them was attacked shortly after 1pm.
A 23-year-old man working for the firm died at the scene. Four men aged 22, 24, 24 and 26 have since been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody. A police cordon remained in place this morning.
Yesterday afternoon, a DPD van could be seen from behind the cordon. This morning there was a forensic tent, a police van and a police car at the scene.
A spokesman for DPD said: "We can confirm that a two-person DPD crew was involved in an incident on Berwick Avenue in Shrewsbury yesterday afternoon (Monday, August 21) and that sadly one of the two individuals delivering parcels was attacked and subsequently died. We are working closely with the police investigation team, but all our thoughts are with the victim’s family at this tragic time."
