Police issue update after shots fired at man 'getting out of taxi'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPolice have issued an update after a man was shot while 'leaving a taxi' in Oldham. Officers raced out to Shaw Road, in Derker, on Thursday afternoon (January 16) following the shooting at around 12.15pm.
Greater Manchester Police believes a man on a motorcycle fired shots at men exiting a taxi, in broad daylight, before fleeing the scene.
The victim was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. A number of other police cordons were put in place across Oldham in connection with the incident - on Mortimer Street, the junction of Bower Street and Gould Street, and Huddersfield Road - while armed police were seen on Almond Road.
In an update issued this morning, GMP says a 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He remains in custody this morning (Friday).
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