A major police investigation is underway after two men turned up at a hospital with gunshot wounds. Police said the men 'sustained their injuries' on Stanton Avenue in Kersal, Salford, on Friday night.
Less than half an hour after the two went to accident and emergency, officers were called to reports of shots being fired on Whit Lane in Salford.
The two locations are nearby, but either side of the River Irwell. One resident reported a flurry of shots being fired on Whit Lane, but no one was reported to be injured as a result.
Greater Manchester Police has now stepped up patrols in the area after the incidents - the latest in a string of shootings in Salford.
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