Photo shows shattered glass at scene of 'drive-by shooting' in Sheffield
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A 21-year-old man remains critically wounded after being shot in the chest on Grimesthorpe Road in Burngreave yesterday afternoon, Thursday, April 16.
One resident, who asked to remain anonymous, says she understands two cars were involved and the man was shot while he was in one of those vehicles.
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Hide Ad“Their friend took them out onto someone’s garden so they could be helped, and all the cars drove off leaving the shot man in the hands of people there.
“There seems to have been another incident related on Bressingham, which I think was just before the shooting.
“Staff from the care home ran across to help too.”
South Yorkshire Police said emergency services were called to the scene at around 2.30pm and found a 21-year-old man with injuries to his chest ‘consistent with a shooting’.
A spokeswoman for the force said it was being treated as a ‘targeted attack’ and seven men who were detained at the scene had since been released with no further action to be taken.
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Hide AdDetective Inspector Ben Wood said: “Our enquiries are progressing at speed and we are appealing for anyone who saw what happened yesterday afternoon, or has any information about the incident, to contact us.”
He added that police would be stepping up patrols in the area today and over coming days as investigations continue.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call South Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 421 of April 16.