Man held after woman shot in leg

A MAN has been arrested after a woman was shot in Middleton.

Shortly before 1.55am on Saturday, police were called to Cemetery Street to reports of a shooting.

Officers found a 33-year-old woman had suffered wounds to the leg and was taken to hospital for treatment. She remains in a stable condition.

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in police custody for questioning.

Reassure

A handgun has also been recovered.

Detective Inspector Lee Hopwood, of GMP's Rochdale borough, said: "I understand that an incident like this will cause concern and I want to reassure the community that we have increased patrols in the area.

"We have arrested one man in connection with this incident and recovered a firearm but our investigation continues.

"I would like to appeal to anyone with information that can help our investigation to contact the police."

Anyone with information should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 -55 111.