'You shot my son!': Horror on residential street as 16-year-old rushed to hospital after being blasted in the chest

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.

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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".

They added: "A group with a mixture of kids and adults were outside and around for of them ran down Marple Grove through the alley.

"I heard a woman scream and she shouted 'you shot my son'. I went to call an ambulance but could already hear the sirens."

Another homeowner of neighbouring Marple Grove told the M.E.N: "Shortly after 4pm I heard what sounded like a gunshot, followed by shouting and screaming. A lady on the street screamed to her kids to get inside.

"After about 15 minutes, a number of police vehicles arrived and then the sounds of an ambulance. All the streets were cordoned off with police tape. I am a resident who has lived here for 20 years and in the last two years, the crime rate has shot through the roof."

Police remained at the scene late into