This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7414816.stm
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 4 | Version 5 |
|---|---|
| Woman injured in office shooting | Woman injured in office shooting |
| (about 19 hours later) | |
| 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. | She was found with a gunshot wound in an office building on New City Road, Garnethill, at about 1440 BST on Wednesday. |
| Officers have issued a description of a man they want to speak to. He is white, in his 40s, with red stubble and a Scottish accent. | Officers have issued a description of a man they want to speak to. He is white, in his 40s, with red stubble and a Scottish accent. |
| They are treating the incident as attempted murder. | They are treating the incident as attempted murder. |
| Police said they believed the woman, who was working as a financial adviser, was the intended victim. | |
| Andrew Tagg, 24, works at a fishmongers in the area and was asked to help by paramedics. | 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 | 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". | 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 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. | "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." | "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. | 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. | "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. | 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." | "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. | 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. | 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. | 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." |