Police have been granted new powers to allow them to stop and search anyone in the Westleigh area of Wigan after two men were shot and injured - with the gunman still at large.
Officers were called to Hawthorne Grove on January 26 following reports of a firearms discharge.
A short time later, officers received reports of a second man on Shadwell Grove suffering from injuries from a firearm discharge. His injuries were believed to have occurred during the incident on Hawthorn Grove.
