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| Armed patrols after two shootings | Armed patrols after two shootings |
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| Armed police are patrolling some streets in Manchester after three men were shot in two separate incidents in the space of a few hours. | Armed police are patrolling some streets in Manchester after three men were shot in two separate incidents in the space of a few hours. |
| Two men, aged 19 and 27, were wounded when gunmen shot at their car at traffic lights in Longsight. | Two men, aged 19 and 27, were wounded when gunmen shot at their car at traffic lights in Longsight. |
| On Friday night, an 18-year-old man was shot in the back in Moss Side, close to the spot where Jessie James, 15, was killed last September. | On Friday night, an 18-year-old man was shot in the back in Moss Side, close to the spot where Jessie James, 15, was killed last September. |
| Police are not linking the shootings but more officers are on the streets. | Police are not linking the shootings but more officers are on the streets. |
| On Saturday, it emerged the Moss Side teenager was with friends near the Millennium Powerhouse Youth Club on Raby Street when the attack happened. | |
| Two cars drove past the group and four shots were fired. | |
| This problem is only caused by a small number of individuals who do engage in this Ch Supt Dave Keller | This problem is only caused by a small number of individuals who do engage in this Ch Supt Dave Keller |
| One of the bullets struck the boy in the back and remains lodged in his sternum, although his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | One of the bullets struck the boy in the back and remains lodged in his sternum, although his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. |
| The shooting happened just yards away from where Jessie was shot dead. | The shooting happened just yards away from where Jessie was shot dead. |
| Despite the high profile incidents, Ch Supt Dave Keller, of Greater Manchester Police, said that gun crime was actually falling in the city. | Despite the high profile incidents, Ch Supt Dave Keller, of Greater Manchester Police, said that gun crime was actually falling in the city. |
| "Whilst this does attract a lot of media attention we have extremely good relations with our local community and various agencies," said Mr Keller. | "Whilst this does attract a lot of media attention we have extremely good relations with our local community and various agencies," said Mr Keller. |
| "We have increased operational patrols in terms of unarmed officers and we do have some armed officers on patrol. | "We have increased operational patrols in terms of unarmed officers and we do have some armed officers on patrol. |
| "This problem is only caused by a small number of individuals who do engage in this. The actual number of them is very small, and we are actively targeting those individuals." | "This problem is only caused by a small number of individuals who do engage in this. The actual number of them is very small, and we are actively targeting those individuals." |
| One shooting took place close to where Jessie James was killed | One shooting took place close to where Jessie James was killed |
| One man living near the scene of the Moss Side attack told the BBC he heard a gun go off at 2100 GMT. | One man living near the scene of the Moss Side attack told the BBC he heard a gun go off at 2100 GMT. |
| "I came out and just saw everyone run into the park. Obviously it's a concern. I've got children. It's not nice, you know." | "I came out and just saw everyone run into the park. Obviously it's a concern. I've got children. It's not nice, you know." |
| Erinma Bell, of the Carisma community group, said lots of work was being done to educate youngsters in the area. | Erinma Bell, of the Carisma community group, said lots of work was being done to educate youngsters in the area. |
| "The only thing that we can do, and we will continue to do in groups like Carisma, is act as a moral compass and guide our young people in the right direction," said Ms Bell. | "The only thing that we can do, and we will continue to do in groups like Carisma, is act as a moral compass and guide our young people in the right direction," said Ms Bell. |
| No arrests | No arrests |
| The Longsight incident took place at about 0215 GMT at the junction of Stockport Road and Dickenson Road. | The Longsight incident took place at about 0215 GMT at the junction of Stockport Road and Dickenson Road. |
| A gunman in a passing car opened fire at the Nissan Primera the men were sitting in and the 19-year-old suffered a wound to the arm while the other man suffered a gun shot wound to the back. | A gunman in a passing car opened fire at the Nissan Primera the men were sitting in and the 19-year-old suffered a wound to the arm while the other man suffered a gun shot wound to the back. |
| Both men were taken to hospital though neither of their injuries are thought to be life-threatening, police said. | Both men were taken to hospital though neither of their injuries are thought to be life-threatening, police said. |
| Detectives believe the occupants of a silver Mercedes car seen in the area at the time may have been responsible. | Detectives believe the occupants of a silver Mercedes car seen in the area at the time may have been responsible. |