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| Teenager held after sister shot | Teenager held after sister shot |
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| A teenage boy is being held by police after his 12-year-old sister was shot in the head in Manchester. | A teenage boy is being held by police after his 12-year-old sister was shot in the head in Manchester. |
| Police were called to reports of the shooting at an address in Wembley Road in Gorton at about 1930 BST on Monday. | Police were called to reports of the shooting at an address in Wembley Road in Gorton at about 1930 BST on Monday. |
| Ambulance crews also attended and the girl was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. | Ambulance crews also attended and the girl was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. |
| Her 17-year-old brother was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and was being questioned on Tuesday. | |
| A Greater Manchester Police spokeswoman said the girl was in a "very critical" condition in hospital. | A Greater Manchester Police spokeswoman said the girl was in a "very critical" condition in hospital. |
| The shooting happened at a house in a council estate in Gorton, where police were standing guard on Tuesday morning. | The shooting happened at a house in a council estate in Gorton, where police were standing guard on Tuesday morning. |
| Forensic officers were also at the scene to examine the house and the street outside. | |
| One neighbour, who did not want to be named, said he did not hear any shots but described the scene on the estate. | One neighbour, who did not want to be named, said he did not hear any shots but described the scene on the estate. |
| "The first I knew was when police Land Rovers screeched up the road and armed policemen got out," he said. | "The first I knew was when police Land Rovers screeched up the road and armed policemen got out," he said. |
| "Then lots of police vans and other vehicles turned up and officers blocked the road off. | "Then lots of police vans and other vehicles turned up and officers blocked the road off. |
| "They just seemed like a quiet family, nothing out of the ordinary." | "They just seemed like a quiet family, nothing out of the ordinary." |
| Gorton lies about four miles (6.4km) outside the centre of Manchester to the east of the city. | Gorton lies about four miles (6.4km) outside the centre of Manchester to the east of the city. |
| Although a poorer and run-down district of the city, the area is not known for gun crime and is currently undergoing regeneration. | Although a poorer and run-down district of the city, the area is not known for gun crime and is currently undergoing regeneration. |