SHEFFIELD SHOOTING: Everything we know so far
- The shooting took place in Wostenhom Road, Sharrow.
- Police officers received reports of the gun attack just after midnight.
CRIME: Man arrested over Corporation stabbing as club bosses vow to change search policy - They found a man, in his 30s, with gunshot injuries and he was taken to hospital for treatment.
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Hide Ad- The victim was discharged later in the morning, with his injuries described by the police as '˜minor'.
- Detectives are treating the incident as a '˜targeted' attack.
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Hide Ad- An appeal has been made for witnesses and anyone with information about the shooting to call South Yorkshire Police.
- Wostenholm Road has been sealed off and is under police guard between Washington Road and Albany Road while officers carry out enquiries and scenes of crime officers examine the area.
- Buses have been diverted away from the crime scene.
- There was a shooting on Wostenholm Road in June, where a gun was fired at a house. That shooting was linked to an attack on a man at the Paddy Power bookmakers on London Road and another on a man at Adnan's takeaway on West Street in the city centre on the same night.
- Anyone with information on the latest shooting should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 and quote incident 7 of September 12..
- Crimestoppers can also be contacted, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.