People living in the Winson Green area of Birmingham are being urged to remain calm after three people were run over and killed as they protected property.
Haroon Jahan, 21, died along with two other men, aged 31 and 30, after they were hit by the vehicle in the early hours of Wednesday.
Friends and neighbours said they were out helping to protect the community along Dudley Road at the time.
Residents have stayed out on the street on Wednesday.
The city has seen episodes of large-scale disorder and looting over the past two nights which seems to have brought neighbourhoods together.
'We need peace'
However, the shock of the deaths has brought heightened tensions within the community, prompting community and religious leaders and Shabana Mahmood, the MP for Birmingham Ladywood, to call for calm.
Mr Jahan's neighbour Sandra Brooks said peace was needed in the city and she was disgusted with the "mindless violence".
"I have woken up to sorrow and sadness for the family," she said.
"I have lived next door to the family for years.
"I've seen H grow up - a fine young man - and all we're doing is protecting our homes.
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