A teenager arrested during a raid became the sixth man to be held in connection with the incident
A general view of Dent Close, Brinnington -stock image(Image: Manchester Evening News)
Police have given an update on their investigation into a shooting in Stockport. Officers were called to a ‘disturbance’ in Brinnington on Thursday night (April 9). It happened around the Dent Close and Lapwing Lane area shortly after 10.40pm.
Residents reported hearing gunshots and shouts of ‘he’s dead’ at the time of the shooting.
No one was injured in the ‘suspected firearms discharge’, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have confirmed. Five men, aged between 17 and 45, were arrested on suspicion of affray and bailed following the incident.
Raids were then carried out at three properties in the early hours of Saturday (April 11) in which a 19 year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm.
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He has now also been bailed pending further enquiries, a GMP spokesperson confirmed this morning (Sunday).
One local resident told the Manchester Evening News afterwards: “It was really quick. There was shouting in the street, then three pops. I told my boyfriend, ‘I think somebody’s just been shot’. He looked out the window and said ‘yeah, somebody’s screaming he’s dead’. Then three people ran into two cars and drove off.
A stock image of the Dent Close street sign – police said they were called to reports of a ‘disturbance’ in the area on Thursday night(Image: Manchester Evening News)
“I’ve never heard a gun before, so at first I was just thinking ‘I think that was a gun’ and then my partner ran to the window to see what was happening. It all happened so fast – he only saw the end of it.
“It was scary when the police came. CID were here yesterday, but we haven’t been told anything else. Some neighbours said they heard it too and were sure it was a gunshot. There were loads of people outside.”
Other residents, meanwhile, said the incident ‘unnerved’ them, and how they were worried for their children and grandchildren.
In a statement issued yesterday, Detective Sergeant Kirsty Pierce, from Stockport CID, said: “We understand incidents of this nature can cause concern within the community and, whilst there are several lines of enquiry ongoing, this is believed to be an isolated incident.
“We are currently asking for anyone who has CCTV, has witnessed this incident, or has any other information, to come forward by contacting us on 101 or via our website, quoting incident number 3758 of 09.04.26. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
