Man Shot in the Face in Middlesbrough

BGUK_2137760 - **Strictly NO Daily Mail Online usage via BackGrid** A Male in his early 40’s has been shot in the face in Hemlington, Middlesbrough. The incident is believed to have happened shortly before 7pm tonight. An eye witness said that two men on a motorbike drove upto a male and shot him in the face, with what looked like a sawn off shot gun. The man has been taken by ambulance to James Cook University Hospital. Several roads in the area have been closed as part of the police investigation, which was focused on a small cul-de-sac known as Arrandale. Cleveland Police has confirmed an investigation into a suspected firearms incident is ongoing and witnesses at the scene said a man had been badly injured in a suspected shooting. A silver Astra was cordoned off on Arrandale and a chair remained in the street where the injured man received treatment. Bloody rags also remained on the floor next to the chair.