Sheffield shooting: Lowedges residents concerned for safety after "loud bangs" turn out to be gunshots


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www.thestar.co.uk— People in a southwest Sheffield neighbourhood who live close to where shots were fired at a flat have spoken about how they do not feel safe in the area. Four bullet holes could be seen in the window of a flat on Lowedges Road, close to Gresley Road, this morning (April 25), as CSI experts examined the crime scene. A police cordon remained in place around the flat as the scene was examined for forensic evidence. Concerned residents said they heard a police helicopter flying over their estate...

www.thestar.co.uk—Lowedges shooting: Photos show flats in Sheffield cordoned off as residents say gunshots heard overnight. A set of flats in Sheffield are cordoned off by police this morning with reports of a shooting overnight. Sign up for newsletters from The Star Police are today (April 25) guarding a number of ground floor flats in Lowedges Road, near the junction with Gresley Road, Lowedges, with residents saying they heard sounds of gunshots sometime before midnight. A pathway in front of several properties is taped off and dotted with yellow evidence markers. What look like bullet holes can be seen in the...

www.thestar.co.uk—Gresley Road shooting: Police on streets of Lowedges as Sheffield shooting investigation moves forward. Police have stepped up patrols near the site of a Sheffield shooting, as investigations continue today. Officers have been on the streets in and around Gresley Road, Lowedges, after several gunshots were reported as being fired at a house on the street. South Yorkshire Police said in a statement: “Highly visible proactive patrols are taking place in the Gresley Road area over the course of the next few days following the launch of an investigation into reports of multiple gunshots fired at a...

www.thestar.co.uk—Lowedges shooting: Everything we know as police confirm multiples shots fired at Sheffield flats. Armed officers were deployed to a Sheffield street last night after an unknown number of offenders opened fire on a flat, police have confirmed. Several flats at the junction of Gresley Road and Lowedges Road, in Lowedges, are cordoned off by police this morning (April 25) after the shooting at around 10.38pm yesterday. Photos show officers guarding a pathway near the flats dotted with yellow evidence markers. Forensic officers were photographed pointing to bullet holes in a set of windows....