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Manchester shooting: Boy, 12, 'blasted in front of terrified parents' as police launch attempted murder probe after Moss Side carnival shooting
A 12-year-old boy was shot in front of his parents as nine others were injured after a shooting at a street party in Manchester, reports say. :guns:
Horrified revellers were partying into the early hours of Sunday morning when what is believed to be a shotgun was fired in a large crowd of people, police said.
Witnesses said the youngest victim, aged 12, was shot as his parents looked on, according to The Sun Online.
Officers were scrambled to the scene following to reports of two loud bangs at the party, which followed Manchester's Caribbean Carnival, :bongo: on Claremont Road in Moss Side.
Greater Manchester Police have now launched an attempted murder probe. The force said nine people, including two children who were at the street party with parents, were taken to hospital after suffering pellet injuries, predominantly to their legs, while one man sustained a broken leg, the cause of which is not known.
None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening and one person has discharged themselves from hospital.
Footage reportedly showing the aftermath of the incident, posted on social media, appeared to show a panicked group crying out and a voice asking "can you hear me?"
Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry said the motive for the attack remains unclear.
Full Story: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/...-police-launch-attempted-murder-a3909521.html
A 12-year-old boy was shot in front of his parents as nine others were injured after a shooting at a street party in Manchester, reports say. :guns:
Horrified revellers were partying into the early hours of Sunday morning when what is believed to be a shotgun was fired in a large crowd of people, police said.
Witnesses said the youngest victim, aged 12, was shot as his parents looked on, according to The Sun Online.
Officers were scrambled to the scene following to reports of two loud bangs at the party, which followed Manchester's Caribbean Carnival, :bongo: on Claremont Road in Moss Side.
Greater Manchester Police have now launched an attempted murder probe. The force said nine people, including two children who were at the street party with parents, were taken to hospital after suffering pellet injuries, predominantly to their legs, while one man sustained a broken leg, the cause of which is not known.
None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening and one person has discharged themselves from hospital.
Footage reportedly showing the aftermath of the incident, posted on social media, appeared to show a panicked group crying out and a voice asking "can you hear me?"
Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry said the motive for the attack remains unclear.
Full Story: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/...-police-launch-attempted-murder-a3909521.html
