Man shot in 'punishment' attack

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November 10, 2009

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A MAN was shot four times - twice in each leg - in a horrific punishment-style attack.

The victim, in his 20s, was shot with bullets from a 9mm handgun at a house in Bury.

He was taken to hospital where his condition is not believed to be life threatening.

The incident happened yesterday in Vernon Street. Two men were seen fleeing in a car which was driven towards the A56 Walmersley Road.

Yesterday an alley behind the terraced house was sealed off by forensic experts.

One neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: "A lad came out of the house and collapsed and two girls found him and were screaming for an ambulance.

"He was put in the back of an ambulance and had a medical mask over his face."

Police said they had no indication of a motive for the shooting at this stage.

Shocking

The resident added: "I live alone as do a couple of my neighbours and we are all scared. This is shocking. No one deserves what happened to that young man.

"The police have got to do something to tackle gun crime. This is rare for Bury, which is why people are so frightened.

"Within a short space of time after the shooting the police horses were on the street. If people are using guns like this we need protection."

In recent months there has been a spate of firearms incidents in towns around central Manchester - while gun crime in the city has been successfully suppressed by police.

There have been fatal shootings in Eccles and Oldham, and three shootings in ten days in Salford last month.

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Paul R (10/11/2009 at 09:47)

Yes so rare in fact it must be 12 months now since the last shooting just off Vernon street (Walmersley road). add that with the recent arson attack on the shop on Walmersley road and it just paints a lovely picture of what Bury is becoming.

Andy., Bury (10/11/2009 at 09:59)

This is not good but Bury is hardly the Bronx.

schgittor (10/11/2009 at 10:42)

The satelite towns around Manchester are now the no-go areas as far as i am concerned. I used to have aspirations of moving away from the city centre, but after sampling the delights of Tameside, Bury, Stockport etc though work and pleasure, me and my family will stay firmly put thanks.

heptarchy, aha (10/11/2009 at 10:48)

the rope is the only answer , sooner these idiots get hung the better england will be , back in the day it was an eye for an eye now kill someone you get a free holiday for life !!!!!!

Andy., Bury (10/11/2009 at 13:43)

The idea of Bury as a "no go area" is absolutely ridiculous. Get real.

The Man, Sat on a chair (10/11/2009 at 13:45)

Sounds like compton.

Let all criminals kill each other its less scum left on the streets.

Andy., Bury (10/11/2009 at 14:31)

Bury as Compton. Gets even better. Any of you nutters actually live here? It's Greater Manchester's safest borough.

Hamish Macbeth, Whitefield (10/11/2009 at 20:16)

It's Greater Manchester's safest borough. ..

True Andy - you wait - the nutters with guns will be "outsiders",

Lord Ryan the Great, Chadderton (12/11/2009 at 01:14)

Manchester's heading the same way New York did. Manhattan used to be a vile place, so people left Manhattan, and moved to Brooklyn, Bronx etc, and assumed everything would be great there. With many sections of Manhattan becmoing derelict, investors were quick to capitalise, until the area became such a magnet for investment that the surrounding boroughs became neglected. Now any New York area outside of Manhattan is rough. Same with London too, once wealthy suburbs are becoming warzones whilst the derelict central areas have been revitalised. All I've got to say is, anybody who honestly beleives in suburban bliss, and that crime if for inner-city scum alone is an idiot.

But seriously, Manchester's not that bad, I come on these comments pages everyday and read aout how much people hate it around here, seriously, visit other cities in the UK, they're far worse. London, Birmingham, Reading, Glasgow etc. As far as rime goes, compared to the population, Manchester's relatively safe, and as for Comparing Bury to Compton? Have you actually seen compton? Whne I visit Bury, I don't see urban thugs rolling die in an alley way with a gun at their waist, or tattooed crak dealers driving around with shotguns, or hookers screaming abuse. All I see is nice houses, and doddering old people visiting the market.

citycentre, manchester (12/11/2009 at 08:33)

Lord Ryan the Great

Good point, I have been suprised that there has been nomention of the Moss Side is like The Wire/Baltimore story this week, following the work of two reporters who swapped cities to check if it was true.
Amazingly both agreed Moss Side was nothing like Baltimore, being far safer, with less crime, especially gun and drug related.
It seems news that isn't bad is not what people want to hear.

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