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| Triple shooting a 'ruthless' act | Triple shooting a 'ruthless' act |
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| Detectives have said a fatal shooting near to a Glasgow special school was "cold and ruthless". | |
| Michael Lyons, 21, died after the attack at Applerow Motors MOT Station on Balmore Road in the Lambhill area. | Michael Lyons, 21, died after the attack at Applerow Motors MOT Station on Balmore Road in the Lambhill area. |
| His cousin Stephen Lyons, 26, and Robert Pickett, 41, are in a "very serious" condition in the Western Infirmary and Glasgow Royal Infirmary. | His cousin Stephen Lyons, 26, and Robert Pickett, 41, are in a "very serious" condition in the Western Infirmary and Glasgow Royal Infirmary. |
| Police want to find a five-door pale blue saloon car which it is believed was used by the attackers as a getaway. | Police want to find a five-door pale blue saloon car which it is believed was used by the attackers as a getaway. |
| Officers hope to speak as soon as possible to the men injured in the incident, close to St Joan of Arc Roman Catholic School for children with special needs, at about 1415 GMT. | Officers hope to speak as soon as possible to the men injured in the incident, close to St Joan of Arc Roman Catholic School for children with special needs, at about 1415 GMT. |
| At a meeting at the school on Wednesday evening, local residents expressed their anger and frustration at the police for failing to crack down on growing lawlessness in the area. | At a meeting at the school on Wednesday evening, local residents expressed their anger and frustration at the police for failing to crack down on growing lawlessness in the area. |
| I've passed on intelligence that I've been given to police over a long number of years Patricia Ferguson MSP | I've passed on intelligence that I've been given to police over a long number of years Patricia Ferguson MSP |
| On Thursday, Glasgow City Council closed down the Chirnsyde Community Initiative as "a precautionary measure with immediate effect". | |
| The centre is run by Eddie Lyons, the uncle of the dead man and father to Stephen Lyons. | |
| Glasgow Maryhill MSP and sports minister Patricia Ferguson told BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme that Lambhill was a good area with a "great community". | Glasgow Maryhill MSP and sports minister Patricia Ferguson told BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme that Lambhill was a good area with a "great community". |
| She felt the shooting was part of an ongoing feud in the wider area. | She felt the shooting was part of an ongoing feud in the wider area. |
| Ms Ferguson said: "I've passed on intelligence that I've been given to police over a long number of years. | Ms Ferguson said: "I've passed on intelligence that I've been given to police over a long number of years. |
| "But the police then have to turn that into hard evidence and one of the problems there has been is that no one was willing to actually stand up that evidence. | "But the police then have to turn that into hard evidence and one of the problems there has been is that no one was willing to actually stand up that evidence. |
| "That makes the police's job so much more difficult and I would appeal to anyone who knows anything at all about this shooting to make sure that they pass even the smallest piece of information on to police so that the perpetrators of this incident can be brought to justice as speedily as possible." | "That makes the police's job so much more difficult and I would appeal to anyone who knows anything at all about this shooting to make sure that they pass even the smallest piece of information on to police so that the perpetrators of this incident can be brought to justice as speedily as possible." |
| Police reassurances | Police reassurances |
| The residents have been reassured that extra police will be patrolling the area, while a mobile police office has been set up at the scene. | The residents have been reassured that extra police will be patrolling the area, while a mobile police office has been set up at the scene. |
| Officers are appealing for witnesses to the attack and are looking for information in relation to a light blue car seen near the scene. | Officers are appealing for witnesses to the attack and are looking for information in relation to a light blue car seen near the scene. |
| Det Supt Campbell Corrigan, the officer in charge of the investigation, said: "Our enquiries are at a very early stage and we are still trying to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the incident. | Det Supt Campbell Corrigan, the officer in charge of the investigation, said: "Our enquiries are at a very early stage and we are still trying to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the incident. |
| "An extensive forensic investigation is ongoing at the scene of the incident. | "An extensive forensic investigation is ongoing at the scene of the incident. |
| "I would urge anyone who was in the area of Balmore Road, between its junctions with Strachur Street and Skirsa Street around the time of the shooting, and witnessed anything suspicious, to contact police as a matter of urgency." | "I would urge anyone who was in the area of Balmore Road, between its junctions with Strachur Street and Skirsa Street around the time of the shooting, and witnessed anything suspicious, to contact police as a matter of urgency." |