Overview
- West Yorkshire Police opened an investigation after a 17-year-old was shot in the leg in Birkby, with the attack occurring between 8.30pm and 9pm on Wednesday.
- The boy fled with friends and was found outside Fartown Library, then taken to hospital and discharged after treatment for a bullet wound.
- Detectives are searching for two men seen in balaclavas behind trees in a snicket off Richmond Avenue shortly before the gun was fired.
- The Homicide and Major Enquiry Team is appealing for witnesses as well as CCTV or dashcam footage, asking people to quote crime reference 13260198449 and contact 101 or Crimestoppers.
- Officers have stepped up reassurance patrols near the Woodlanders FC pitch, an area next to the old Fartown Ground known locally for its rugby league history.