Two men injured in Leeds shooting

    Two men were injured in a shooting in Leeds.

    At 11:13pm on Wednesday, 11 October, police received a call from a man reporting he had been injured in a shooting and was being taken to hospital by friends.

    Enquiries established the incident had taken place on Maud Avenue, Beeston, at the rear of the King Kebab shop on Tempest Road.

    Three men had been sat in a Toyota Yaris when a black BMW, which contained a number of males wearing balaclavas, pulled up and a shotgun was discharged twice at the Yaris.

    A 21-year-old man was found to have received minor injuries that included a pellet wound to the palm of his hand and grazing from flying glass. A 19-year-old man who was also in the car received minor injuries from flying glass. Both were treated at hospital and released.

    Armed officers responded to the incident and the BMW was found abandoned on Barkly Avenue. Investigations are continuing.

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