Two more people have been arrested following a suspected firearms discharge in Lancaster.
At around 10.30pm on Wednesday (January 25th) we were called to reports of gunshots being discharged close to properties in Patterdale Road and Ennerdale Close.
Damage to a car, consistent with a firearm being shot, was found in Ennerdale Close.
A BMW car was driven from the scene following the incident and found a short time later off Meldon Road, Heysham. It is believed the vehicle had been stolen from a property in the Bay Horse area earlier the same evening.
On Thursday (January 26th) warrants were executed at four addresses, and three people – two men and a woman – were arrested. They are a 26-year-old man from Lancaster arrested on suspicion of possession of firearms with intent, a 42-year-old man from Lancaster arrested on suspicion of burglary and a 28-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
The 42-year-old man has since been released on bail, pending further enquiries, and the 28-year-old woman and 26-year-old man remain in police custody
Two further arrests were made last night (Friday, January 27th).
They are men aged 31 and 30, both from Lancaster, and both arrested on suspicion of assault – GBH. They remain in custody at this time
Finally, we are continuing to appeal for CCTV, doorbell footage and dashcam footage from the area around the time of the offence.
Det Ch Insp Lee Wilson, of Lancashire Police, said: “Five people have now been arrested but our enquiries are still very much ongoing
“We appreciate how much concern this will have caused in the community and we would like to reassure members of the public that we have a dedicated team of officers working tirelessly on this investigation to locate those responsible and bring them to justice.
“Incidents of this nature are extremely rare and we believe this was a targeted attack, with no risk to the wider public. However, we have increased patrols in the area and you should expect to see a visible police presence in the coming days
“We are still appealing for information about what happened and who is responsible, and are urging any witnesses to come forward. We are particularly keen to speak to anyone with CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage from the Patterdale Road and Ennerdale Close areas at around the time of the offence
“If you know anything at all about this incident, you can tell us or you can tell Crimestoppers.”
To submit footage go to: https://unitedkingdom1cpp-portal.digital-policing.co.uk/lancashire/appeal/witness-appeal-after-firearms-discharge
If you have any other information about what occurred you can report it on 101 or email forcecontrolroom@lancashire.police.uk quoting log 1470 of January 25.
Crimestoppers can be reached on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.
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