Overview
- Police were called at about 3:20pm on Thursday to Beswicke Royds Street in Belfield, Rochdale, where officers found a 19-year-old with a gunshot wound to his leg.
- The victim remains in hospital with injuries described as life-changing but not believed to be life-threatening.
- Greater Manchester Police say the incident is believed to be a targeted attack and they assess there is no wider threat to the public.
- A visible police presence, forensics work and multiple road closures remain in place, with an air ambulance landing and a police plane tracked over the area.
- A white 4x4 found burning near Watergrove Reservoir about three miles away is understood to be linked to the case, and officers are appealing for information via 101 quoting log 2097 of 05/03/2026 or through Crimestoppers.