Arrests made in connection with attempted murder following double shooting

Arrests have been made following an attempted murder in Leigh.

Police were called to Hawthorn Grove at around 5.45pm on January 26 to reports of a shooting.

On arrival, emergency services discovered a property had been shot at.

The victim, a man in his 20s, was rushed to hospital.

A short time later, police were called to Shadwell Grove in Leigh where a man in his 30s had been injured in a firearms discharge.

His injuries were believed to have been inflicted during the incident on Hawthorn Grove.

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Both men have since been discharged from hospital, a spokesman for GMP said.

On Thursday, February 17, armed police stopped two men who were getting into a taxi after coming out of a house on Church Avenue in Leigh.

A 22-year-old man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the shooting.

He was also arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary, linked to an incident in December 2021, where a safe with approximately £50,000 inside it was stolen from a residential property on Beacon Road, Wigan.

A second 20-year-old man, who was also in the taxi, was found to be in possession of drugs and was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and aggravated burglary linked to the same incident in December.

Following these arrests, two warrants were carried out at two flats on Manor Street, Leigh.

A 22-year-old man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of attempted murder also in connection with the Leigh shooting.

All suspects have since been released on bail pending further enquiries.

Chief Superintendent Emily Higham, of GMPs Wigan division, said: "These arrests were made in