Ten people have been shot in Manchester after a carnival event in the Moss Side area.
Armed officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were scrambled to Claremont Road at 2.30am on Sunday.
Terrifying footage of the bloody aftermath shows a panicked group crying out and a voice asking ‘can you hear me?’.
A number of people were in the area following the Caribbean Carnival, which had finished some hours before, the force added.
Police have taped off an area of shops where ten people were gunned down in the early hours of Sunday morning

Pictures of the aftermath show people in the street after the shooting. Ten people are in hospital

The Moss Side road can be seen littered with rubbish as officers cordon off a part of the street

The shooting took place in Claremont Road in the Moss Side area of Manchester this morning – around two miles from the city centre

Evidence of people inhaling nitrous oxide in balloons – known as hippy crack – at the event can be seen as empty canisters lie on the road
Police are now scouring CCTV to try and find out exactly who attacked the revellers in the road.
People at the carnival earlier in the day said it was a fun and peaceful event. The incident occurred hours after the event finished.
Youth worker Kemoy Walker said he was shocked at the news.
He said he had been on the main stage at the carnival on Saturday and had been at another street party on Claremont Road until about 11.30pm.
He said: ‘The party I was at was beautiful. When I left there was lovely dancing. That’s Moss Side, that’s the culture. I’m in shock this morning.’
He said he believed the carnival would go ahead as planned on Sunday.
‘We need to get the message across to young people to make sure they are not getting involved in negativity,’ he said.
He added: ‘Moss Side has come such a long way and there are great things happening in our community now. Hearing this, I just think why is this happening.’
Detective Superintendent Debbie Dooley said: ‘We currently have a number of people in hospital all being treated for different injuries but thankfully most do not appear to be life-threatening at this time.

People can be just about seen in the darkness in a video made in the aftermath of the Manchester shooting

An image of Claremont Road, at the junction with Rosebery Street, after the shooting

Children were heavily involved in the annual carnival yesterday – but a shooting took place in the early hours
‘Officers are trying to establish exactly where this incident took place and who is responsible for such a dangerous attack.
‘Those living or visiting the area will understandably be concerned by this incident and we will have extra officers patrolling the area throughout the morning and into the coming days.’
One person said on Twitter: ‘Sad to wake up to news of 10 people being shot in Moss Side.
‘The carnival was the best atmosphere and I didn’t see a hint of trouble from 1-7pm when I was there People just there with friends and family dancing to great music.’

Families lined the streets in Moss Side to watch the carnival in Moss Side but hours after the event ten revellers were shot
GMP said it had deployed a ‘large number’ of armed and unarmed officers in the area after the alarm was raised.
Investigations were taking place to identify exactly where the shooting occurred and who was involved.
Anyone with any information was asked to call police on 0161 856 4166 quoting incident number 297 of 12 August or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.