Investigations continuing into Bristol shooting
Six people have been arrested after the incident on Wednesday evening
Last updated 20th May 2021
Investigations are continuing in the Hartcliffe area of Bristol after a shooting on Wednesday evening (19/05).
Two people were injured in the incident in the Hareclive Road area when a shotgun was fired from a car.
In a statement the police have released several details about what happened.
"While our inquiry is in its early stages, we understand a number of people with bladed weapons were involved in a disturbance on Hareclive Road and Moxham Drive," it reads.
"Shortly afterwards, a shotgun is believed to have been discharged from within a car on Moxham Drive and then a second time on Hareclive Road in the direction of a number of people running from the area."
The two people injured were men aged 18 and 20. It's thought the 20-year-old has a punctured lung.
Five men aged 21, 24, 25, 30 and 39 have been arrested, as has a 36-year-old woman.
Four vehicles and several knives have been seized by the police.
Chief Inspector Oliver Cosgrove, area commander for south Bristol, said: “Incidents involving firearms are extremely rare in Avon and Somerset but when they do happen we take them extremely seriously.
“We fully appreciate this incident is likely to cause concern to the local community and we’d like to reassure them we have put significant resources into investigating it and bringing those involved to justice.
“There is a large cordon in place around the parks off Hareclive Road and Moxham Drive as we continue to carry out enquiries and we’d like to apologise if this causes people disruption."
People who live inside the cordon have been told they still can get inside but officers say there are several areas they need to protect while they examine them for evidence.
The shotgun involved has so far not been found.
“We continue to keep an open mind as to the circumstances surrounding these incidents and to whether they are directly linked," Chief Inspector Oliver Cosgrove said.
“What we can say with some certainty is that we believe those involved are known to each other and as such, there is no threat to the wider community.
“As ever, we’re grateful of the support we’ve received from local residents so far who have demonstrated great pride in their community and who are understandably shocked at what has taken place."
Anyone who knows what happened is being asked to call 101.