Neighbours watch on in horror as man 'chased' before gunman opens fire on house
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTerrified neighbours watched on in horror as a masked gunman opened fire on a house in Bolton. People living in Yewdale Gardens, in Breightmet, said they saw a man being 'chased' down their street before gunshots rang out shortly after midnight on Tuesday (February 27).
Armed police descended on the residential street within minutes as a manhunt was launched to find the gunman. One man living on the street said they saw a man being 'chased' by a balaclava-clad man on a e-bike shortly before the shooting.
The man on the bike then ‘stopped outside the house and pulled a gun out’, recalled the man, who asked not to be named. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link “He fired the gun twice at the door then rode off,” he added. “I heard two big bangs.
It was scary.” Another neighbour said they had been unable to sleep after witnessing the horror unfold just yards from their home. "There was somebody all in black on a black e-bike," they said. “He pulled up between two cars, shot twice and rode off. "At first, I thought I was hearing things but the next thing, the police turned up.
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