The detective leading a murder investigation after a man was found shot dead in a disused Smethwick factory today refused to rule out a “gangland killing”.

Leon Corey Robinson, aged 33, was discovered in an industrial unit on November 18. He had been shot in the head.

Acting Chief Insp Wayne Jones said: “We can’t rule out a gangland killing. We think he was probably lured here. We know the street gangs and he wasn’t a gang member. He was known to the police though.”

Officers are investigating the possibility Mr Robinson was with a friend when he entered the disused factory in Foundry Lane.

Police are trying to piece together Mr Robinson’s movements after 11.10pm on November 7, when he first went missing from his home in Rubery.

Police are available on 0345 113 5000.