Police say a man with a shotgun walked up to the front door of a Little Hulton house and fired off rounds in a suspected intimidation attempt.
Armed police locked down Gorse Drive in the early hours of Wednesday morning, cordoning off the entire street for around eight hours.
Detectives believe the man fired a single shot before escaping on foot.
SalfordOnline.com broke the news of the shooting yesterday.
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It’s now been linked to an ongoing criminal feud in Little Hulton.
Warring gangs involved in cocaine supply and money laundering are thought to be at the heart of the violent disputes.
In the last eight months six houses have been shot at, one man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, a 34-year-old dad-of-two shot in the back and a 21-year-old man stabbed multiple times in a Little Hulton bar.
Five people were arrested in August last year after a house on Thornfield Grove was shot at while a family and young baby slept inside.
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Since September 2015 rival gangs have been ramping up the use firearms to intimidate each another.
It’s understood businesses owned and operated by those associated to gang members have also been targeted in burglaries.
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Police top brass now say this most recent shooting could be linked to ongoing violent gang attacks in the area.
In a statement police said: “Shortly after midnight on Wednesday 9 March 2016, a man walked up to a house on Gorse Drive, Little Hulton, and discharged a firearm at the front door before running off.
“Armed officers attended and found damage to the door consistent with that typically caused by a shotgun shell.
“No one was injured during the incident and the investigation is ongoing.”
Officers recently raided a house on Old Lane, charging 42-year-old Karl Berry with money laundering and Class A drugs distribution after finding £27,000 in cash and 1kg of suspected cocaine.
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Detective Chief Inspector Clare Devlin said: “We believe this may be linked to the on-going criminal feud in Little Hulton.
“There is currently little information about what exactly happened on Gorse Drive this week, but I would like to appeal for anyone who may have seen anything at all to contact police.
“Even a small amount of information would assist this investigation, so if you saw anyone suspicious in the area at the time please let us know.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at Salford on 0161 856 8361, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
