A 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was shot in Little Hulton has been bailed pending further enquiries.
The victim, 33, is still recovering from a gunshot wound to the chest that left him critically injured in the street.
Just before 9.30pm on Saturday 4 June, it’s understood three men approached the victim while he lay sunbathing in a garden on Mill Hill, where one man pulled out a gun and shot him once in the torso.
Greater Manchester Police said today that the 21-year-old man had been bailed to reappear before police on Thursday 21 July.
A 39-year-old woman and 49-year-old man arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice have also been bailed until Tuesday 19 July.
Police are still searching for any information on a silver Peugeot seen in the area around the time of the attack.
Initially there was a suggestion that the target may have been a case of mistaken identity but this has not been confirmed by detectives.
Police said in the wake of the shooting that they believed they were dealing with a gang-related dispute.
A feud between two families has seen gun violence erupt in the town since the middle of last year.
Salford and Bolton shootings – latest
Houses have been shot in Walkden, Farnworth, Little Hulton and Bolton.
One 48-year-old man was shot in the back through a window on Mossbrook Drive last October.
A day earlier a 34-year-old father of three was shot three times on Coniston Avenue by masked gunmen on a motorbike.
A 21-year-old was released from custody after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Two houses were also shot at in what police called ‘targeted attacks’ on Thornfield Grove in August 2015 and Crescent Drive in September 2015.
After the Thornfield Grove shooting five men, all under the age of 21, were arrested on suspicion of a variety of offences including drugs possession and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Anyone with information about the shooting in Little Hulton is asked to call police on 0161 856 9403 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
