M-WAY GUN HORROR
Early-hours shooting on M8 slip road
AMAN has been injured in a latenight shooting as he drove his car in Glasgow.
The 37-year-old was driving along Craighall Road just after midnight today when the attack happened.
Crime Reporter A MAN has been shot close to a busy motorway junction in Glasgow early today.
He was rushed to hospital by ambulance to be treated for facial wounds after he was blasted at around 12.10am at Craighall Road.
Medical staff describe his condition as stable.
The area is situated in Port Dundas in North Glasgow and the shooting forced the closure of junction 16 of the M8. Drivers were being re-routed.
The M8 slip road heading eastbound was also closed.
Drivers were being asked to follow the diversion put in place or avoid the area during rush hour.
A statement from Traffic Scotland said: “Due to a police incident, the M8 eastbound entry slip at Junction 16 (Craighall) is closed.
“Road users should follow the signed diversion route available and expect longer than normal journey times.”
Police said the 37-year-old was shot whilst driving his car on Craighall Road.
They have not signalled yet whether the shooting was a tar- geted hit and insist enquiries are ongoing.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting have also not yet been revealed but forensic officers were spotted scouring the area.
Police officers also stood guard around the crime scene.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “It was around 12.10am this morning, Thursday, May 18, a 37-year-old man was shot whilst driving his car at Craighall Road in Glasgow.
“He was taken by ambulance to hospital where he was being treated for facial wounds.
“Medical staff describe his condition as stable. Enquiries are ongoing.”
The shooting is the latest of several gun attacks in the city which have happened over the last few months.
Last November, Euan Johnston was within a black Audi RS4 with his friend when his killer drove up beside him i n a dark-coloured Audi Q5 and delivered the fatal blow in Glasgow’s Southside.
This targeted hit also happened near the M8, with the gunman using the motorway to make his getaway.
He sped off in his car and was last seen turning right into Scot- land Street, heading for the M8 motorway towards the Kingston Bridge. He remains at large. Last month, Police Scotland released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to after Shawlands florist Ross Craig was shot outside his home.
Mr Craig, 34, was shot in the leg outside his home in Shawhill Road back in March.
He was treated at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and was later released.
Cops are also still hunting a gunman who fired shots at Robert Daniel outside his Stepps home.
Mr Daniel, 42, was shot while he sat in his car in Honeywell Drive, Cardowan.
He sustained an injury to his right forearm, contacted emergency services and was taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment.
Meanwhile, Ross Monaghan injured following an incident outside a Glasgow school.
Mr Monaghan, 35, was outside St George’s Primary in Penilee in January when the alleged incident happened.
A 36-year-old man has already appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court in connection with the attempted murder.