Police are appealing for information after violent disorder and a suspected firearms discharge in Manchester

At approximately 3pm on Sunday 12 March 2023, officers were called to reports of a disturbance at a premises on Glendower Drive in Collyhurst Manchester where a group of males were reported to have been fighting.

An investigation has been launched to understand the circumstances, and three scenes remain in place at the junction of Queens Road and Rochdale Road in Manchester, Glendower Drive, and Parkstead Drive.

Early enquiries suggest a firearm was discharged towards a car at the junction of Queens Road and Rochdale Road. In connection with this, violent disorder has taken place outside a premises on Glendower Drive. A second suspected firearms discharge is believed to have taken place shortly after at Parkstead Drive.

One man attended hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening or life changing.

Two men, aged 57 and 37, have been arrested on suspicion of affray. They remain in police custody for questioning.

Officers continue to pursue a number of lines of enquiry and are appealing to members of public for information.

GMP ask that anyone who may have been in the area and may have seen something suspicious – or has CCTV footage or dashcam footage - to please come forward. Police are particularly keen to speak to people who were in the areas below between 3pm and 3:20pm on Sunday 12 March:

• The junction of Queens Road and Rochdale Road in Manchester
• Overcombe Walk/ Glendower Drive, Manchester
• Parkstead Drive

Officers have also identified two vehicles of interest in connection with this incident. If you have information – or footage - relating to either of the following vehicles, please get in touch. We believe the drivers may have information that could assist with enquiries. It is possible their registration number plates have been cloned:

• Blue Audi, VRM: MC67 BUZ
• Grey VW, VRM: VK72 DTZ

You can get in touch by calling police on 0161 856 1146 quoting log 1926 of 12/3/23. A report can also be made via the LiveChat function on GMP's website: www.gmp.police.uk. Alternatively, you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.