‘Drive-by’ shooting outside Manchester house party injures 16-year-old girl
The force says it believes the girl was not the intended target of the attack
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A 16-year-old girl has been injured in a ‘drive-by’ shooting outside a house party in Manchester.
Greater Manchester Police said the teenager was in stable condition after the incident, which happened on Quinney Crescent in the Moss Side area of the city at around 10.30pm on Friday.
The force believes a single shot was fired by a passing vehicle at a crowd outside the address where the party was being held. Officers said they did not believe the girl was the intended target of the attack.
Her injuries are understood not to be serious and officers are with her as she continues to recover in hospital.
The force said in a statement: “Inquiries are moving at pace to establish the reason for the incident and, ultimately, the people responsible for it.
“An extensive cordon is in place as we continue to investigate the scene, and we thank the local community for their cooperation while this takes place.”
Chief superintendent Robert Cousen, commander of the City of Manchester division, said: “My thoughts are with the victim, whose physical injuries are thankfully not serious. She is able to talk to our officers in hospital, but that does not diminish what could have happened here as incidents of this nature are always reckless, serious and risk lives being lost.
“We’re doing all we can to unpick the circumstances of this incident and to ensure that whoever is responsible is caught and brought to justice.”