direct to your inboxA loaded gun was 'discarded' during a police chase in Moss Side.Police were alerted to a suspicious vehicle on Platt Lane at around 4.30pm on Friday.The white Skoda Fabia failed to stop when approached by police.
Officers then launched a pursuit of the car.A witness contacted police around 15 minutes after spotting a loaded firearm being discarded on Broadfield Road during the chase.The gun was recovered for forensic examination.
An area of Parkfield Road in Fallowfield was also sealed off as part of the investigation.Patrol cars and police vans full of evidence bags could be seen behind the cordon.A police sniffer dog was seen working in the area.
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