News

| Submit CommentSubmit Comments | View CommentsView Comments(1)
The Dog and Partirdge pub
The Dog and Partirdge pub

advertisement

Gunmen open fire in pub

Yakub Qureshi
25/ 3/2008

TWO people were injured after gunmen walked into a busy pub and opened fire.

Terrified customers fled for cover after two masked men entered the Dog and Partridge pub on Bolton Road, Salford, on Saturday night.

A number of shots were fired - injuring a 50-year-old woman, who was hit in the ankle, and a 26-year-old man who was shot in the thigh.

Both victims were treated in hospital and their injuries are not life threatening.

The incident happened at the Bolton Road pub just before 10pm.

Det Insp Rebekah Sutcliffe, of Salford CID, urged anyone with information about the shootings to contact her.

She said: "This was a terrifying incident and it is fortunate people were not more seriously injured.

"Incidents of this nature are extremely rare in Salford and I'd like to reassure the community there is an increased police presence in the area in response to this.

"We really need to catch these offenders and I would urge anyone who knows their identity to contact us."

Anyone with any information should call police on 0161 856 5351 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
| Submit CommentSubmit Comments | View CommentsView Comments(1)


Most recent 1 of 1 user comments

   Now closing down this pub is not going to stop people shooting at one another,yes it may have it's problems but again you will be taking away the rights of good people who want to enjoy themselves. If you went round closing every public house or bar that had trouble there would be none to go to, don't let silly minded council big wigs use the pub as a scapegoat and take away good peoples rights to have a life its not gonna make these people put down their guns and be good, they will just shoot the person there after on the street or in there home
MUFC1
25/03/2008 at 12:55
Have your say
 
Have your say Got an opinion you want to share?
Register now and have your comments heard.

Register now

Latest stories
 

 
Petrol prices
 

Motorists - are rising fuel prices tempting you to use public transport more?

Yes
13%
No
87%

Poll has now ended

Personal Finance
 

0% Balance Transfer Cards
Card Typical APR
Virgin Credit Card 15.9%
Egg Card 16.9%
Barclaycard Platinum 14.9%
Barclaycard OnePulse For London 14.9%
Capital One BT Exclusive 13.9%
Customers with a 'good' credit profile
Company Typical APR
FirstPlus Exclusive Rate 6.6%
Moneyback Bank 7.2%
Barclaycard Personal Loan 7.3%
Alliance & Leicester 7.7%
Halifax (Semi-exclusive) 7.8%
Bank of Scotland (Semi-exclusive) 7.8%
Barclays 7.9%
ISA Accounts
Provider AER*
ICESAVE
Easy Access ISA 		6.10%
ALLIANCE & LEICESTER
Direct ISA Issue 4 		6.00%
YORKSHIRE BS
e-ISA 		5.55%
Fees may apply