Police swoop on Salford street after gunshots fired at car as neighbours report hearing ‘four loud bangs’
- ‘Three of four gunshots’ were heard by neighbours on Saturday evening
- Large police presence in the area but no one believed to have been injured
- Two roads were cordoned off after suspects fled and no arrests were made
Police swarmed a residential street in Salford after gunshots were fired at a car.
Two roads in the city were cordoned off on Saturday night after neighbours heard ‘four loud bangs’.
Police were scrambled to the scene at around 8.25pm but the suspects had fled the scene. No one was injured and no arrests have been made.
Forensic officers were also spotted scouring the scene for clues and taking pictures of the crime scene.
Several police vehicles and a cordon is pictured in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Saturday night after a suspected shooting in the area
A forensic officer is pictured in a protective suit taking pictures of the scene in Salford on Saturday
One woman who lives close by said: ‘I just sat down eating my Chinese I ordered. I heard three or four load bangs which sounded like gunshots.’
She then added: ‘I came outside about five minutes later to find police everywhere.’
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: ‘Shortly before 8.25pm on Saturday 23 February 2020, police were called to reports that shots had been fired at a car on Weaste Lane in Salford.
‘Officers attended but the offenders had fled the scene prior to police arrival. There are no reported injuries.
‘Officers found evidence that shots had been fired on Willows Road and a cordon was put in place whilst enquiries were carried out at the scene. No arrests have been made and enquiries are ongoing.
‘Anyone with any information should call police on 0161 856 4592 or 101 quoting incident number 2943 of 22/02/2020, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.’
Officers blocked off the road after neighbours heard ‘three or four loud gunshots’