Teen shot at Bank Holiday barbecue
VICTIM BLASTED IN LEG BY MYSTERY GUNMAN AS FRIENDS WATCH ON
A TEENAGER was shot in front of friends at a Bank Holiday street barbecue.
He was rushed to hospital after being blasted in the leg in Clayton yesterday afternoon.
Police said he was being treated for a ‘serious’ injury.
His condition is not thought to be life-threatening.
It is understood the victim, who is in his ‘late teens,’ was with a group of friends drinking and eating on a patch of grass outside a house on Vale Street when a gunman opened fire.
Police said it was unclear whether the shooter was on foot or in a car at the time.
The teenager hasn’t been named. He was shot at around 2.45pm. Forensic experts later carried out a fingertip search of the grass in a bid to find bullets or any other evidence. They sifted through the remains of two disposable barbecues.
Two upturned chairs were left behind with a bottle of vodka still on a wall.
What appeared to be bloodstained clothing could also be seen.
Detective Inspector Claire Moss said police patrols were stepped up in the area.
Appealing for witnesses, she said: “On such a warm Bank Holiday, people will have been in the area and someone out there will have the detail we need to hold the offender to account.”
Det Insp Moss said investigators were working to establish the chain of events and a possible motive.
Police cordoned off a small area of Vale Street down from a parade of shops. The area spanned a treelined row of six semi-detached houses on either side.
Det Insp Moss added: “People will understandably be concerned that someone has been shot in broad daylight on their streets, but I want to assure them we are doing all we can to get to the bottom of what happened.
“We have increased patrols in the area and I’d ask people to share any information that could help us identify the person responsible for such a violent attack.”
Police confirmed the teenager was with friends when he was shot, but no further information was released.
Tactical Aid Unit officers lifted up grids to check drains for potential evidence and forensic officers assessed the scene and took photographs. Call police on 101.