Salinas shooting injures man next to Hebbron Family Center | thecalifornian.com | The Salinas Californian

Salinas shooting injures man next to Hebbron Family Center thecalifornian.com The Salinas Californian: "shooting at 7:20 p.m. Friday next to the Hebbron Family Center in Salinas left a man in his late teens wounded in the right ankle, police said, but it's unclear why the man was targeted. Scores of people gathered in groups at the corner of North Hebbron Avenue and Fremont Street to watch as the man was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. Police set out yellow evidence flags beside the building and in the street and pursued witness tips about the possible shooters. Many people spoke with police about what they'd seen, Cmdr. Bob Eggers said.'I was surprised how many people were willing to come forward, and we certainly appreciate that,' Eggers said. 'We desperately want to solve these,...

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4 people shot in Birmingham's Custard Factory nightclub sparking gang warfare fears | Mail Online

4 people shot in Birmingham's Custard Factory nightclub sparking gang warfare fears Mail Online: "three men, aged 20, 23 and 25, from Wolverhampton and Birmingham, remained in a stable condition in hospital.A 25-year-old woman who was treated in hospital was allowed to go home. All had been shot in the legs.As a huge police operation gets under way, the force was facing questions over why it allegedly took half an hour for armed response units to enter the venue even though it knew the event had been declared 'high risk'.Though there were no deaths, the shootings are bound to draw comparisons with the murders of Letisha Shakespeare, 17, and Charlene Ellis, 18, who were shot outside a hair salon in Aston on 2 January 2003. 'It was blind panic after the first shots were fired just total mayhem,'...

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