Man taken to hospital after being shot near Falinge Park
Date published: 21 January 2019
A police cordon is in place on Sheriff Street next to Falinge Park
A man has been taken to hospital with leg injuries after being shot near Falinge Park on Monday (21 January).
Shortly before 2.50pm, police were called to reports that a man had been shot on Knowsley Street in Rochdale.
Firearms officers are in attendance and enquiries are ongoing.
A 24-year-old man has been taken to hospital by road ambulance with leg injuries.
A spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service confirmed they sent the air ambulance, road ambulance, a senior clinician and a rapid response vehicle.
Anyone with information should call police on 0161 856 4810 or 101, quoting incident number 1127 of 21/01/2019, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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