Teenager injured in Leeds firearms incident

Wednesday, 4 July 2018 07:00

A 17-year-old girl was injured when a shotgun was fired through the window of a house in Leeds.

The victim attended Stainbeck police station at 3.30pm on Monday 2 July to report the incident which had occurred at about 1.30am that day at an address on Ashton Street, Harehills.

She said she and her boyfriend were in the front living room of the house when they heard a loud bang and the window was broken. She was hit in the leg by flying glass and received a minor cut.

Officers attended the scene and confirmed the damage was consistent with a shotgun discharge.

Detective Inspector Andy Farrell, of West Yorkshire Police’s Firearms Prevent Team, said: “Our investigation is still in its early stages but we believe this has been a targeted attack on the property but not directly on the female who was injured.

“We believe this incident may be linked to a similar discharge which caused damage to a house in Ashton Avenue on Monday, June 25.

“We are very keen to hear from anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in Ashton Street in the early hours of yesterday morning or who has any information that could help us to build up a picture of the wider circumstances surrounding either of these offences.

“The criminal use of firearms on the streets is something that we will always treat extremely seriously and we are carrying out extensive enquiries to identify those responsible and bring them to justice.

“We recognise that incidents of this nature will cause understandable concern in the local community and we are liaising closely with our colleagues on the local neighbourhood policing team who are increasing their patrols of the area to reassure people.”

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