Two guns uncovered in grass near Cheetham Hill will be forensically examined to see if they have been linked to crime
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwo guns uncovered in the grass near Cheetham Hill are to be forensically examined to see if they have been linked to previous incidents involving firearms.
Officers found the two weapons on an area of open land just off Elvate Crescent on Tuesday evening (October 4). At around 6pm, Greater Manchester Police's North Manchester team were supported by the Tactical Aid Unit and Dog Unit to conduct an open search of the area, where they made the discovery.
Both weapons were forensically recovered and will now be assessed to see if they can be linked to crime. Sharing pictures of the two hand guns, the force urged anyone with information or any concerns to come forward, adding they would 'take action' on any 'viable leads.' READ MORE Family have two BMW's stolen and little boy's birthday presents snatched in burglary as they slept It comes after the region saw a spate of three firearms attacks in the space of just a week at the end of September.
Nobody was injured in any of the incidents. A man was shot at by three men in balaclavas on Belmont Street, in Oldham, bullets were blasted at the door of a house on Evanton Walk in Harpurhey and gunshots were fired at a house on Penn Street in Moston in what police called a 'targeted attack'.
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