Gunshots were heard in a North Ayrshire street the day after a car was set on fire and a man suffered a serious head injury in a neighbouring town.
Police have this afternoon revealed the astonishing details of a trio of incidents they believe to be linked and targeted in Ardrossan and Saltcoats.
And detectives blasted the behaviour of those involved – labelling it as "extremely reckless" – as they launched an investigation and an appeal for information.