Shocking footage has been shared of the moment a car reversed into a jewellers as shocked bystanders watched on in Rusholme. Onlookers were left stunned as a group of masked people smashed the front of a shop with a car before entering the store.
The incident happened at around 1.40pm today (July 23) on Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, on south Manchester's 'Curry Mile'. The group, armed with weapons, left a trail of destruction as they smashed their way into Cashopper, opposite the junction for Great Western Street.
The car used for the raid was left damaged in the middle of the road, with police sealing off the busy street for a number of hours as investigations, including forensic, were carried out. It is understood no arrests have been made and it is not known how much was taken from the shop. One man was left with minor injuries, police added.
A GMP spokesman said: "On Saturday 23 July 2022 at around 1:40pm, officers were called to a suspected armed robbery on Wilmslow Road in Rusholme. A male has suffered minor injuries, officers remain on scene to investigate. A cordon remains in place between Great Western Street and Moss Lane East, delays are expected in the area."
One eyewitness told the Manchester Evening News: "All the cars suddenly stopped and you could see the car smashing into the shop, I didn't know what to think. There must have been five or six of them, some were carrying weapons like bats.
"They used the bigger car to smash the shop before a few of them went in, but they drove off in another car, it was all very quick. It was mad it happening in broad daylight when it's always so busy around here. But nothing is really a surprise around here anymore."
A neighbouring shop worker said: "It happened very quickly. We just heard banging and shouting and everyone ran outside and was filming it. I feel very bad for the workers there it must have been scary."
The road was closed for more than three hours with public transport and other traffic having to divert, opening around 5pm.
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