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Salford boy and mother shooting 'linked to gang feuds'' Salford boy and mother shooting 'linked to gang feuds'
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The shooting of a seven-year-old boy and his mother in Salford is linked to a feud between gangs in part of Greater Manchester, police have said. The shooting of a seven-year-old boy and his mother in Salford is linked to an armed feud between gangs in part of Greater Manchester, police have said.
Organised crime gangs in Salford and Swinton are using guns to settle their disputes, say police. Criminal gangs in Salford and Swinton are using guns to settle their disputes, say police.
Dep Ch Con Ian Hopkins said the shooting the woman and her son was a "sickening and cowardly attack". The shooting of the mother and child may be linked to the murder of Salford "Mr Big", Paul Massey, in July.
Both victims are in hospital with leg wounds. Police say there is a wall of silence around recent shootings. Police described the shooting the woman and her son as a "sickening and cowardly attack".
Both victims are in hospital with leg wounds.
Speaking at a news conference, Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd urged local people with any information to come forward.
"I can't believe that even those involved in the organised gangs in Salford will be anything other than sickened themselves by the descent when we see not grown men involved in gangs but a woman - a mother - and a seven-year-old child becoming the victims of the violence that has echoed around these streets in recent months," he said.