Police have arrested a 19 and 20 year-old man after a house was shot at on Thornfield Grove in Little Hulton.
Both men were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. The 20-year old was also arrested on a drugs possession charge.
They are the fourth and fifth men to be arrested after the shooting, which happened shortly after 12.10am on Wednesday 12 August.
At least one bullet was fired through the upstairs window of a house on Thornfield Grove by an unidentified gunman.
No one was hurt but the window was smashed and a young family, including a baby, are understood to have been sleeping inside at the time.
A 17-year-old and 20-year-old were arrested on weapons and drugs charges yesterday evening after a raid at a house on Mossbrook Grove in Little Hulton. Officers seized cannabis growing equipment from the property.
An 18-year-old man was also arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
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All five have now been released under police bail to reappear on 9 October 2015.
A sixth man, named as Curtis O’Brien, 26, has been charged with driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance. He has been remanded to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates court on 14 August 2015.
The investigation continues and enquiries are ongoing.
Police are not linking the shooting to the murder of Paul Massey in Clifton on Sunday 26 July.
Detectives are probing whether the broad daylight shooting of a 33-year-old man on Normanton Avenue in Weaste on Wednesday evening is linked to the fatal shooting of the former gang boss.
At around 6.15pm on Wenesday 12 August shocked residents told SalfordOnline.com how they heard four distinct gunshots on the quiet cul-de-sac. The street has been cordoned off since the shooting.
The victim is still recovering from a gunshot wound to the hip..
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Superintendent Mark Kenny of GMP’s Salford Division said: “We have made a further two arrests in relation to this incident bringing the total number of suspects in custody to five.
“I know the recent events in Salford have understandably caused some concern within the community but I hope the swift action in relation to this particular one shows the public just how serious we are about tackling incidents of this nature.
“The investigation is very much on-going and as I have previously said, a large part of this can rest on assistance coming in from the public so I would like to continue to urge anybody with information to please contact police.”
Anybody with information should contact police on 0161 856 5345 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
