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26/09/2007
Two Boys Shot In Manchester Drive-By Shootings
Two boys have been injured in drive-by shootings in Fallowfield in Manchester.
In the first incident, which happened around 9:30pm on Tuesday night, a 15-year-old boy standing on a street corner was shot in the leg. The shots were fired from a dark-coloured car, which then drove off. The teenager was taken to hospital for treatment.
Shortly afterwards, a 12-year-old boy who had been in the garden of a house in the same street, was also taken to hospital with a graze to his leg.
Police have appealed for witnesses to either of the incidents to contact them.
(KMcA)
In the first incident, which happened around 9:30pm on Tuesday night, a 15-year-old boy standing on a street corner was shot in the leg. The shots were fired from a dark-coloured car, which then drove off. The teenager was taken to hospital for treatment.
Shortly afterwards, a 12-year-old boy who had been in the garden of a house in the same street, was also taken to hospital with a graze to his leg.
Police have appealed for witnesses to either of the incidents to contact them.
(KMcA)
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