Police are investigating after three men wearing balaclavas allegedly made threats with a gun before shooting at a man at two addresses in the Coldhurst area of Oldham.
Greater Manchester Police say they were called to Belmont Street shortly before 11.15pm after a man was reported to have been shot at on the street by three men wearing balaclavas.
The men are thought to have been involved in an earlier incident shortly before on Radcliffe Street where threats have been made with a firearm.
An investigation led by Oldham CID is under way.
Police say nobody was injured and no arrests have yet been made.
A cordon was in place where the incident is believed to have occurred for much of the day on Tuesday.
In a statement, GMP thanked the local community for their cooperation and patience while the investigation is under way.
They added: "The motive is currently unknown but we suspect the victim was not the intended target and investigators are keeping an open-mind.
"We are continuing to patrol the area and ask anyone with concerns or information to speak to us."
Detective Inspector Madaleine Atherton, of Oldham CID, said: “We’re moving at pace to establish what has caused this brazen and shocking attack, and to ensure that anyone involved is found and interrogated about it.
“Our officers have been out speaking to people in the community and we share their sense of shock about what has happened, but we want to send a strong message that gun crime is deplorable and we will do all we can to drive out such violence in Oldham.
“We have seen the devastating consequences of guns being carried and used in our region all too recently, and while thankfully no one was injured, it does not diminish the seriousness in which we are treating this – therefore any information the public has must be shared with us.”
Any information should be passed to police online via the LiveChat facility at https://www.gmp.police.uk/ or by calling 101, quoting incident 3193 of 19/09/2022.
Details can be given anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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