'Stuff like this seems to keep happening': Neighbours' shock as police comb streets for clues following shooting

"Why on Earth are people running around with guns? I'm glad no one was hurt, but bad stuff like this seems to keep happening."

Andy Crompton, like many in his neighbourhood, woke to find police trawling the streets for evidence following an early hours shooting. Forensic specialists spent Friday (January 5) carrying out fingertip searches after a gunman opened fire in Salford district.

The incident happened on Broughton Road, in the Pendleton area of the city, at around 4am. Thankfully, nobody was hurt. A huge cordon blocked a route off the A6 roundabout in the wake of the shooting.

It is being treated as an isolated incident by Greater Manchester Police, who have urged anyone with information to come forward. The gunman remains at large.

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A father and son who had taken their dog for a walk found their path blocked off by cops They were worried to hear there had been another violent incident in the area.

The father, asked not to be named, said a man was stabbed outside a supermarket near his home last year. "I am still shocked by these things happening around here, but I am not surprised," he added.

Mr Crompton, who came across the cordon while cycling, told the Manchester Evening News: "You don't want to see this sort of thing happening in your area - it's not a good sign."

Eight hours after the shooting, at around midday, GMP's Tactical Aid Unit conducted their second major search of the day, with half a dozen officers pictured at the scene.

Detective Inspector Michael Sharples, of Salford CID, said: "This will be a frightening incident for people in the area but we believe this to be an isolated incident with no wider