Moss Side: Girl, 16, injured in drive-by shooting

Police say a shot was fired at a crowd outside a party

A 16-year-old girl has been injured in a drive-by shooting outside a party in the Moss Side area of Manchester, police have said.

Officers said they did not believe she was the intended target when "a single shot was fired by a passing vehicle at a crowd" in Quinney Street before 22:30 BST on Friday.

The teenager was taken to hospital, where she is in a stable condition.

No-one has been arrested and police have appealed for information.

The area was cordoned off for investigations

Ch Supt Robert Cousen, from Greater Manchester Police (GMP), said: "My thoughts are with the victim whose physical injuries are thankfully not serious and she is able to talk to our officers in hospital, but that does not diminish what could've happened here as incidents of this nature are always reckless, serious and risk lives being lost.

"We're doing all we can to unpick the circumstances of this incident and to ensure that whoever is responsible is caught and brought to justice."

GMP said officers would be patrolling the area, which is near the popular Alexandra Park this weekend.

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