Police extend stop-and-search powers after teenage boy shot in the chest

Officers can use beefed up stop-and-search powers for another 24 hours after a teenager was shot in the chest. Greater Manchester Police says a 16-year-old boy was shot after being attacked by 'approximately 14 males' in Langdale Avenue, Stretford, on Thursday (August 10).

The incident unfolded at 4.30pm while children were playing on the street, police said. The boy was rushed to hospital with serious injuries, which are not thought to be life-threatening.

GMP has since arrested two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, on suspicion of attempted murder. In response to the incident, the force issued a section 60 stop-and-search order across parts of Stretford.

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The original order ran until 3pm today (Saturday), but it has since been extended for another 24 hours. A spokesperson for GMP said: "The section 60 authority that is in place and which grants officers extra stop and search powers has been extended by 24 hours as a proportionate and necessary tactic to provide public reassurance and keep people safe.

"The section 60 will end at 3pm on Sunday, August 13." The order covers the area highlighted in the map below.

Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes, from Greater Manchester Police’s Serious Crime Division, said yesterday: "Thursday night's incident is extremely serious and detectives have been deployed as a priority. I want to reassure the Stretford community that we are working flat-out to fully investigate every detail.

"We know the victim was targeted by a large group of approximately 14 males, many of whom approached on foot and some who used bikes. We believe a shotgun was used to shoot the victim at close range.

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