Terrified residents ran inside screaming after a teenage boy was blasted in the chest on a residential street in Stretford on Thursday afternoon (August 10).
One woman reportedly ran out yelling 'you shot my son' as a group of people were seen quickly fleeing the scene down a nearby alley, leaving the 16-year-old victim seriously injured.
Emergency services raced to the scene of the violent incident on Langdale Avenue in Stretford at around 4.30pm. A number of ambulances, police vehicles and armed officers quickly descended on the residential street and immediately cordoned off the area. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. Horrified witnesses enjoying the sun in their gardens with their children ran inside in terror as the street quickly became a major crime scene.
One horrified eyewitness was out in their garden when they suddenly heard a gunshot, before reportedly hearing a woman screaming: "you shot my son".