Terror on estate following 'unconfirmed reports' of 'gunshots' and 'balaclava-clad armed gang smashing up block of flats'
People on a Middleton estate have been left terrified following 'unconfirmed reports' of 'gunshots' and a balaclava-clad armed gang 'smashing up a block of flats'. Police were called to an incident at The Meadows on the Alkrington Moss estate at about 9.15pm last night .
In a Facebook post, he said neighbours claimed members of gang of armed men wearing balaclavas pulled up outside the block of flats beforehand.He wrote: "I keep being contacted by concerned residents and also the press regarding alleged reports of a violent incident which took place last night on The Meadows on the Alkrington Moss Estate in Alkrington, East Middleton.
"Local residents allege that a van pulled up on the estate with a gang of men in balaclavas, who got out with various weapons including firearms and proceeded to smash up a block of flats on The Meadows. I’ve also had unconfirmed reports from residents that gun shots were heard too."Images taken at the scene on Saturday morning scene showed a police cordon in place outside a block of flats in The Meadows. One property appeared to have several broken windows.
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