{"id":210589,"date":"2025-06-24T14:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/210589\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T14:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:31:14","slug":"police-issue-update-after-shot-fired-at-group-of-men-on-salford-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/210589\/","title":{"rendered":"Police issue update after shot fired at group of men on Salford street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three suspects were arrested following the incident<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750775474_513_0_littleton-roadJPG.jpg\" alt=\"Littleton Road, Kersal\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Littleton Road, Kersal(Image: Google Maps)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Police have issued an update following a &#8216;shooting&#8217; on a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/salford\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Salford<\/a> street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Officers scrambled to Littleton Road, in Kersal, following reports of a shot being fired towards a group of men shortly before 3pm last Friday (June 20).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/greater-manchester-police\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Greater Manchester Police<\/a> said a group of men were believed to have approached the men on Suron bikes &#8216;at speed&#8217; before a firearm was discharged in the other group&#8217;s direction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Two men, aged 24 and 36, were both arrested in connection with the incident on Friday. A third man, aged 23, was later arrested over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In an update issued today (June 24), GMP confirmed that all three suspects have now been bailed pending further enquiries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Armed police were seen in attendance at locations across Greater Manchester after the initial incident was reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join our Court and Crime WhatsApp group <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/IuEiMBO5xcCLDUGbBHsvC1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"HERELink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Officers were seen near Agecroft Cemetery, on Manchester Road in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/walkden\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Walkden<\/a> and in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/cheadle-and-cheadle-hulme\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Cheadle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Special operations police worked in the Kersal area over the weekend following the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Anyone with information about the Littleton Road incident is asked to contact GMP on 101, quoting log 2184 of June 20, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">For the latest stories and breaking news visit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">manchestereveningnews.co.uk<\/a>. 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