A baby tragically passed away in Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital just weeks after his first birthday earlier this month.
09.06.2023 - 10:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Four people have been arrested after a suspected shooting in a street where children were playing in the sunshine. The incident happened around 11.30am yesterday in Darras Road, Gorton.
Three teenagers and a man have been held in connection with the incident. No one was injured. It is understood shots were fired at a house.
Terrified locals described the moments they heard 'gunshots' when out in the garden before seeing families 'running inside' with their young children.
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Pictures taken from the scene on Thursday evening (June 8) show a number of police vehicles in attendance as the road remained cordoned off. Officers could be seen standing beside the police tape amid investigations.
One resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "I heard three gunshots, I was in the garden and my dad was out working on his van. I thought, 'it can't be'.
"All the neighbours heard it and everyone was running inside their houses and getting all the kids inside. I went out and people were shouting to get inside. There was a group driving about on a moped up and down the street.
"Children were literally out playing on the street when it happened. It's a huge shock to everyone. It was broad daylight.
"There's been a few things going on round here recently. A few weeks ago a house here was raided by police and gunshots were fired at the house. We've got a lovely neighbourhood, but it's really turning now."
In a statement issued on Friday, Greater Manchester Police said: "At around 12:10pm on Thursday 8 June 2023, officers were called to reports of a potential firearms discharge on Darras Road in Gorton.
"Officers attended the scene and the suspects and victim
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