Five women from Birmingham who were arrested in connection with a double murder in Moss Side have been released under investigation.
GMP officers made the arrests after carrying out dawn raids at five addresses across Handsworth, Birmingham and Stourbridge - with support from West Midlands Police and the National Crime Agency.
The swoops were by a team investigating the gun murders of Cheriff Tall, 21, and Abayomi 'Junior' Ajose, 36.
They were both shot in the head at a party in Moss Side on June 21, 2020, and died from their injuries within hours.
Five women - aged between 33 and 24 - were arrested on Wednesday (October 27) on suspicion of assisting an offender.
They were taken to custody for questioning.
In a statement issued on Friday (October 29), GMP said they all had been released under investigation.
The statement said: "The five women arrested in West Midlands in connection with the Moss Side double murder have been released under investigation.
"This is in relation to the murder of Abayome "Junior" Ajose and Cheriff Tall who were shot at a community event in Moss Side in June 2020."
The warrants came as part of a dedicated investigation by detectives in GMP's Major Incident Team who have worked relentlessly for over a year to collect evidence in relation to the fatal shootings.
So far, our officers have knocked on over 225 doors and spoken to over 450 witnesses following the incident.
At the time of the arrests, Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Wilkinson, of our Major Investigation Unit, said: "The murder of these two men caused shockwaves throughout the Moss Side community which are still felt over a year on from the shooting, and the families have been left with many unanswered questions and no one to hold accountable for the death of their loved ones.
"Our detectives have been working continuously on this case for over a year, collecting all available evidence both forensically and from witnesses, and investigate all leads and possibilities thoroughly and exhaustively as we work to ensure that the individual responsible will face the full consequences of his actions.
"The families are always in the forefront of our minds, and I hope that these arrests today bring us a step closer to providing them with the justice they are rightly entitled to.
"Although we are hopeful that today's arrests could play an important part in our investigation, it is essential that anyone who has any further information about the man responsible for this horrific crime comes forwards, as the more information we have, the closer we are to removing this criminal from the streets and ensuring he is no longer a danger to others in the community."
DCI Wilkinson added: "If you have any information at all that has not yet been shared with us, contact the police or the confidential hotline 0161 856 9908, knowing that information will be treated with the strictest confidence. Even the smallest piece of information could prove vital in finding justice for Cheriff and Abayome."
The public can also call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
