Boy, 15, is seriously injured after being shot by motorbike thugs outside McDonald’s
- Victim was standing outside McDonald’s in Cross Cheaping, Coventry at 11pm
- Detectives believe a motorbike went by with several people riding on it
- One of them fired the weapon leaving teen and other man, in his 20s, injured
A 15-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital after being shot outside a McDonald’s by thugs on a motorbike.
Police were scrambled to Coventry city centre at around 11.10pm yesterday where they found the victim suffering gunshot wounds.
Detectives believe the teenager was standing near McDonald’s in the Cross Cheaping area of the city when a motorbike went by and one of the passengers fired a weapon.
A second person, a man believed to be aged around 20 who was standing next to him, was also injured but has now been discharged from hospital.
Police are investigating after a boy, 15, was seriously injured in a shooting outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Coventry (pictured at scene) last night
A policeman is pictured taking measurements outside the McDonald’s in Coventry where the boy was shot with a fries container seen on the floor
The 15-year-old was taken to hospital for surgery. His injuries are described as potentially life-changing, but not life-threatening.
A major investigation has been launched into the shooting, which is being treated as attempted murder.
Officers are following up a number of lines of enquiries and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have dash cam footage from the area, as there were a number of taxis in the city centre at the time.
Det Insp Harjit Ubhi, from West Midland Police’s CID, said: ‘This was an appalling and reckless attack in a part of the city centre which was busy with people enjoying nights out.
‘We are already going through CCTV and identifying witnesses, and are determined to bring the people responsible to justice as swiftly as possible.’
Officers are also trying to establish if there are any links with two other incidents at around the same time.
A knife was recovered from a bag in the Cosy Club on Cathedral Lanes and three people were arrested at around 11.30am, and an 18-year-old man was robbed of jewellery near the nearby Litten Tree pub.
Anyone with information has been asked to contact police via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk, via 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
The shooting took place outside this McDonald’s in Cross Cheaping, Coventry last night