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. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link 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.
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