BREAKING: Boy, 13, arrested after fake gun fired at people on busy street

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

A 13-year-old boy was arrested after a fake gun was fired at people on a busy street in Tameside. Officers were scrambled to the scene on Market Street in Stalybridge last Friday night (July 21) after 'pellets' were fired at people and objects on the road.

The boy was detained on the scene. A fake gun was seized. The boy was then arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, police said. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. He has been bailed while enquiries are ongoing.

Police shared a picture of the realistic-looking imitation firearm as they issued a warning. Inspector Jon Ezard of GMP's Operation Venture, said: "Guns and weapons have no place on our streets and GMP will immediately respond to incidents involving firearms to ensure that our communities remain safe and feel safe. "Possession of an imitation firearm in a public place is a very serious offence and can result in up to 10 years in prison.

There is no excuse for owning such a weapon and I urge anyone in possession of one to surrender it before it is too late." They say you can do so anonymously and without fear of prosecution at one of the Forever Amnesty bins located at Police Stations across Greater Manchester: Forever Amnesty | Greater Manchester Police (gmp.police.uk).