Officers say the boy was attacked by a group
Officers can use beefed up stop-and-search powers for another 24 hours after a teenager was shot in the chest. Greater Manchester Police says a 16-year-old boy was shot after being attacked by 'approximately 14 males' in Langdale Avenue, Stretford, on Thursday .
GMP has since arrested two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, on suspicion of attempted murder. In response to the incident, the force issued a section 60 stop-and-search order across parts of Stretford.The original order ran until 3pm today , but it has since been extended for another 24 hours.
Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes, from Greater Manchester Police’s Serious Crime Division, said yesterday: "Thursday night's incident is extremely serious and detectives have been deployed as a priority. I want to reassure the Stretford community that we are working flat-out to fully investigate every detail.
“I want to reiterate he is just 16 years old. This shooting took place in broad daylight whilst children were out playing in the street.”
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