Washington Road, Sharrow: Gunman opens fire on Sheffield property in early-morning shooting

At around 1.40am this morning (Thursday, June 29, 2023), police were called to Washington Road, Sharrow, following reports that damage had been caused to the door of a property.

South Yorkshire Police (SYP) are appealing for witnesses to come forward following the reported shooting.

An SYP spokesperson said: "It is suspected that the damage was caused by a firearm and an investigation is underway. Nobody was injured during the incident.

"The local community will see an increased police presence while enquiries are carried out and detectives are keen to hear from anyone living in the area who may have seen or heard something suspicious between 1-2am this morning."

You can contact the force online, or by calling 101, quoting incident number 92 of June 29, 2023.

Anyone with video doorbell footage that you believe may be useful for the investigation, or if you were driving in the area and have dashcam footage, is asked to email this to officers via [email protected], quoting the same incident number.

Alternatively, if you don’t want to give your personal details, you can provide this anonymously and in confidence to independent charity Crimestoppers via their UK Contact Centre on freephone 0800 555 111 or by completing a simple online form at www.crimestoppers-uk.org