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| Salford gunman targets boy and mother in house doorway | Salford gunman targets boy and mother in house doorway |
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| A seven-year-old boy and his mother were targets of a "shocking" shooting when they answered the door at their home in Salford, police have said. | A seven-year-old boy and his mother were targets of a "shocking" shooting when they answered the door at their home in Salford, police have said. |
| The woman, 29, and her son were taken to hospital with leg wounds after the gunman struck in Gillingham Road, Eccles, Salford, on Monday night. | The woman, 29, and her son were taken to hospital with leg wounds after the gunman struck in Gillingham Road, Eccles, Salford, on Monday night. |
| The victims' injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | The victims' injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. |
| The force said the incident may be linked to a gang feud and the murder of Salford "Mr Big", Paul Massey, in July. | |
| The boy followed as his mother answered the door last night to be confronted by two men looking for someone else, detectives said. | |
| After a "short" exchange on the doorstep, one suspect then fired three shots "at close range", hitting the mother twice in the leg and the boy once. | |
| The pair are in a serious but stable condition in hospital. | |
| "This is a truly shocking set of circumstances in which a young boy and a woman have been injured after they were shot at by a gunman at their home," Det Supt Joanne Rawlinson said. | "This is a truly shocking set of circumstances in which a young boy and a woman have been injured after they were shot at by a gunman at their home," Det Supt Joanne Rawlinson said. |
| "This incident has only just happened, but there is a huge police effort under way to investigate this attack and find those responsible." | "This incident has only just happened, but there is a huge police effort under way to investigate this attack and find those responsible." |
| Ms Rawlinson said police do not know the motive behind the attack and appealed for anyone with information to come forward. | Ms Rawlinson said police do not know the motive behind the attack and appealed for anyone with information to come forward. |
| Neighbour Sue Barry said she "heard two loud bangs and thought they were fireworks". | Neighbour Sue Barry said she "heard two loud bangs and thought they were fireworks". |
| "Next minute the police showed up and they've been there all night," she said. | "Next minute the police showed up and they've been there all night," she said. |
| Police are looking for two white men who were wearing baseball caps - one aged between 19 and 20 with a big build - who ran off after the shooting. | |
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