Manchester shooting: Armed officers and police helicopter deployed as one person rushed to hospital with 'serious injuries'

The immediate area, which is close to Urmston railway station, was closed off the public with additional police patrols deployed.

A police helicopter was also deployed in the area.

No arrests are thought to have been made at this stage.

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "At around 8.42pm this evening, we were called to reports of a firearms discharge on Higher Road, Urmston.

"Emergency services have treated one casualty at the scene with serious injuries.

"A scene is in place and Higher Road remains closed off to the public.

"Extra patrols have been deployed around the local area while we continue our enquiries."

Appealing to the public for information, the spokesman added: "If you have any information, CCTV or dashcam footage that could assist our investigation, please contact GMP on 101 quoting log 3132 of 16/01/2026.

"You can also report information via LiveChat on www.gmp.police.uk or through the independent charity Crimestoppers - anonymously – on 0800 555 111."

One witness told local media that there appeared to be evidence of someone being treated at the scene, with a torn padded jacket discarded on the ground visible from outside the cordon.

"It looks like there's a coat or a jacket of some kind, there's an ambulance right in front of it, a first response," they told Manchester Evening News.

"It looks like the feathers or whatever it is inside the padding is all over the road so someone must have been treated."