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| Two men hurt in estate shooting | |
| (about 7 hours later) | |
| Two men are in hospital after they were shot on a housing estate in Lancashire. | |
| The men, who are aged 26 and 28, were taken to the Royal Preston Hospital. Lancashire police said their injuries are not life-threatening. | |
| The area around the scene, on the Callon housing estate, has been sealed off while forensic examinations are carried out. | The area around the scene, on the Callon housing estate, has been sealed off while forensic examinations are carried out. |
| CCTV is being studied by police, who are appealing for witnesses to the shootings to come forward. | |
| Extra patrols | |
| Det Supt Kevin Toole, of Lancashire Police, said: "At this early stage of the enquiry we are looking to develop a picture of what actually happened in the early hours of the morning. | |
| "We are looking at CCTV amongst other things but given the location we are asking for the public to come forward with information. | |
| "Although it was in the middle of the night people would have heard something so I would appeal to them to get in touch." | |
| Extra officers are on patrol in the area, including car patrols and mounted officers. | |
| Supt Richard Bayly, operations manager at Preston, said: "The vast majority of people on that estate are good honest hard-working people and it saddens me when something like this happens. | |
| "Let me assure them though that we will not tolerate this and we will find the people responsible and will bring them to justice." |