Twelve people, including a 12-year-old child, were injured when what is believed to be a shotgun was fired in a large crowd of people at a street party in Manchester, police say.
Officers were called to reports of two loud bangs at the party, which followed Manchester's Caribbean Carnival, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Greater Manchester Police said nine people, including two children who were at the street party with their parents, were taken to hospital after suffering pellet injuries, predominantly to their legs, while one man sustained a broken leg, the cause of which is not known.
Two further people presented themselves at hospital for a check up on Sunday but their injuries were not thought to be serious.
A force spokesman said out of the 12 people who had been to hospital, seven had been discharged, including a teenager.
Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry said police were working on the "hypothesis" a shotgun had been discharged but it was not clear how many times the weapon had been fired.
"It's unclear at this stage what the motive, what the reason behind this attack was, however I've got to be clear, it would be obvious to any particular person that discharging a firearm in a large crowd like this is completely reckless," Chaudhry added.
On Sunday officers carried out a fingertip search of the road, where litter including empty bottles of brandy and other drink containers, food wrappers and nitrous oxide canisters could be seen across the street.
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