Police treating Moss Side shooting as attempted murder
Detectives investigating a shooting in Moss Side are treating it as attempted murder.
At around 2.30am this morning (Sunday 12 August) police received a report of gunshots heard on Claremont Road.
Armed and unarmed officers were deployed to the scene one minute after the call came into police and worked quickly to establish those injured and provide medical support.
Nine people went to hospital - aging from 12 to in their 50s - with pellet-type wounds that are not believed to be serious. One man has since been discharged.
A tenth person – a man – remains in a stable but serious condition in hospital with injuries to his legs.
A further two people have today presented themselves at hospital to be checked over. Their injuries are not thought to be serious at this time.
Detectives are still working to establish the motive behind the attack but are currently treating it as attempted murder.
From enquiries so far it is believed a shot gun was fired on at least two occasions but the weapon is yet to be recovered.
Searches remain ongoing in the area and armed as well as unarmed officers will continue to patrol throughout Moss Side.
Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry, from GMP’s City of Manchester division, said:
Anyone with any information should call police on 0161 856 4166 quoting incident number 297 of 12 August or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.