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'The emptiness, the shock, the family were devastated' 20 years on since fatal drive-by shooting in Birmingham.

It's twenty years since two teenage girls were killed in a drive-by shooting in Birmingham.

Seventeen-year-old Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis, who was eighteen, were caught in crossfire between two notorious gangs on the 2nd January 2003.

Charlene's twin sister Sophie and their cousin Cheryl Shaw were also shot and injured - but they survived.

It sparked one of the biggest police investigations the West Midlands has seen - and four men are still in prison for the murders.

Senior Investigating Officer with West Midlands Police at the time David Mirfield & Letisha's Aunt - Sandra Shakespeare speak.

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