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A 47-year-old woman has been seriously injured in a shooting in Glasgow, Strathclyde Police have revealed. | A 47-year-old woman has been seriously injured in a shooting in Glasgow, Strathclyde Police have revealed. |
She was found with a gunshot wound in an office building on New City Road, Garnethill, at about 1440 BST on Wednesday. | |
The woman is currently being treated in hospital, where her condition is described as "serious". | The woman is currently being treated in hospital, where her condition is described as "serious". |
Police are treating the attack as attempted murder and want anyone with information to contact them. | |
Andrew Tagg, 24, works at a fishmongers in the area and was asked to help by paramedics. | |
I thought that maybe she had taken a heart attack or was diabetic Andrew TaggLocal fishmonger | |
He said that when he went into a back office of the building he saw a woman "sprawled out on a chair". | |
"I didn't know there was anything particularly wrong with her to start with," he said. | |
"I thought that maybe she had taken a heart attack or was diabetic. | |
"Her eyes were closed, her face was slicked in sweat and she looked dishevelled." | |
Mr Tagg said he was asked to clear the area to allow easier access for paramedics. | |
"I was told subsequently that the woman was covered in blood when she was wheeled out," he said. | |
Andrew Tagg was told the woman was covered in blood"There were police officers combing the area looking for what, I presume, was weapons. | |
"They had latex gloves on and were searching down drains and in bushes." | |
The attack happened in what is considered to be Glasgow's Chinatown area. | |
Mr Tagg said the woman who had been shot was of white, European appearance. | |
Det Insp John Mellon, the officer in charge of the investigation, said: "I would urge anyone who may have seen a person or persons acting suspiciously in New City Road around the time of the incident to come forward. | |
"The surrounding area would have been busy with both pedestrians and motorists and we are keen to speak to anyone who may be able to assist us with our enquiry. | "The surrounding area would have been busy with both pedestrians and motorists and we are keen to speak to anyone who may be able to assist us with our enquiry. |
"I would ask any witnesses or anyone who thinks they may have information regarding this incident to contact police or Crimestoppers." | "I would ask any witnesses or anyone who thinks they may have information regarding this incident to contact police or Crimestoppers." |