A teenager has suffered life-changing injuries after being shot.
Officers were called to the Penhill area of Swindon in Wiltshire in the early hours of this morning.
A 17-year-old boy sustained potentially life-changing injuries thought to have been caused by a firearm.
He was taken to hospital by air ambulance where he is currently being treated.
Armed police reportedly entered neighbouring gardens after being deployed to the incident in the early hours ahead of local police and ambulance crews.
Officers carried out door-to-door enquiries immediately following the shooting.
Forensic work was being carried out at the scene, with numerous evidence markers across the garden of a property at about 7am.
The crime scene investigator photographed the area before using a ladder to access to porch above a front door to the building.
The victim was airlifted to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for treatment.
Detective Chief Inspector Charlotte Tucker said: “We are actively investigating this incident with all the resources at our disposal.
"We would be very grateful to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time of this incident and may have seen what happened.
''We are also appealing to anyone in the area to check CCTV, dashcam or doorbell camera footage from overnight 23rd into 24th April.
"This attack has left a young man with serious injuries and he is currently undergoing hospital treatment.
"Our thoughts are with his family and friends. There is not thought to be any threat to the wider public at this time."
