A man has been rushed to hospital after being gunned down with a shotgun in the street with police shutting down a blood splattered road.
South Yorkshire Police were called to Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, at around 8.30pm on Monday, September 7, to reports of shots being fired.
A 24-year-old with serious injuries "consistent with shotgun discharge" was taken to hospital for treatment while an investigation has been launched, a police statement said.
A row of shops near to the junction with Wolseley Road and a section of blood splattered pavement at the junction with Farrar Road has been cordoned off on the busy city road following the incident, reports YorkshireLive.
A resident, who lives near to where the incident took place told the news outlet: "The police pulled up and there was someone lying on the pavement. They came and then they called the paramedics."
Another said he saw blood on the pavement, before going on to say the area is no longer safe at night.
He said: "It's not safe and the kids can't even go to the nearby park."
The police have said: "Police were called at around 8.30pm this evening to reports of shots fired in Abbeydale Road, Sheffield.
"Police attended the scene and discovered a 24-year-old man with serious injuries consistent with shotgun discharge.
"The man was taken to hospital to receive treatment. An investigation has been launched and enquiries are ongoing to find who is responsible."
If you have any information which might help with police enquiries call 101 quoting incident number 866 of September 7.
Alternatively, you can stay completely anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers via their website Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling their UK contact centre on 0800 555 111.
