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Daily Mail: Mother and 7 Year Old Child Knee-Capped in Punishment Shooting
Chief Bakes posted a topic in UK Policing News
Salford gunman targets boy and mother in house doorway 13 October 2015 From the section Manchester Image caption The force said it was not clear if the incident was linked to other shootings in Greater Manchester at the weekend A seven-year-old boy and his mother were targets of a "shocking" shooting when they answered the door at their home in Salford, police have said. The woman, 29, and her son were taken to hospital with leg wounds after the gunman struck in Gillingham Road, Eccles, Salford, on Monday night. The victims' injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. The force said it was not clear if the incident was linked to other shootings in Greater Manchester at the weekend. "This is a truly shocking set of circumstances in which a young boy and a woman have been injured after they were shot at by a gunman at their home," Det Supt Joanne Rawlinson said. "This incident has only just happened, but there is a huge police effort under way to investigate this attack and find those responsible." Ms Rawlinson said police do not know the motive behind the attack and appealed for anyone with information to come forward. Neighbour Sue Barry said she "heard two loud bangs and thought they were fireworks". "Next minute the police showed up and they've been there all night," she said. Image caption A neighbour spoke of hearing "two loud bangs" Image caption Police said there was a "huge effort" under way to find those responsible for the shooting Image caption Police said the shootings took place at about 21:30 BST Are you in the area? If you have any information you wish to share with the BBC, you can do so by emailing [email protected] Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: Whatsapp: +44 7525 900971 Tweet: @BBC_HaveYourSay Send an SMS or MMS to 61124 or +44 7624 800 100 Or use the form below Your contact details Name (optional) Your E-mail address (required) Town & Country (optional) Your telephone number (optional) Comments (required) If you are happy to be contacted by a BBC journalist please leave a telephone number that we can contact you on. In some cases a selection of your comments will be published, displaying your name as you provide it and location, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. When sending us pictures, video or eyewitness accounts at no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions. Terms and conditions View the full article -
Tricky situation to be in for a PC without a weapon to leverage the bandits. I suppose of the PC was armed it would only encourage criminals to start arming themselves with pistols?......