Residents on Manchester street told 'stay quiet... don't look out of the window'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukResidents in a south Manchester street were told to 'stay quiet and not look out of the window' after a gunman opened fire outside their home.
Police are hunting a gunman after shots were fired in Albert Road, Levenshulme, at around 12am today (Saturday). In the run-up to the 'targeted' shooting, police say a vehicle was damaged by two males - one of whom was armed with a suspected gun.
Officers said the males were then seen chasing a third male, believed to be aged in his 20s. No arrests have been made and no injuries have been reported. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. One woman, who lives near to the scene, said she dialled 999 after her mother saw two men - one of whom had a gun and another a machete - chasing after another man. "She heard a lot of arguing and cars honking then the popping sound of the gun," the woman added. "That went two or three times then they ran off. "I called the police and the woman on the phone told us to stay quiet and not look out of the window.
It was scary. "You don't really think of that happening in this area. It's usually safer than other areas of Manchester." Another man said he heard two men arguing before one shouted: "Get out of the car." "There were two gunshots," he added. "They were quite loud and spaced out. "A car revved up super fast then speed off.
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