Police investigating shooting incident in Edinburgh which left one in hospital arrest man
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A 36-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting in Edinburgh left one requiring hospital treatment.
The man has been arrested as enquiries continue into a report of a firearm being discharged in the Wester Hailes area of Edinburgh on Thursday afternoon.
Specialist firearms officers were among those called to Hailesland Gardens at around 3.40pm on Thursday after they received reports of a firearm having been discharged.
The incident saw a 23-year-old man taken to hospital for treatment after he suffered injuries to his arm. The injuries were said to be non life-threatening. No one else was injured in the incident.
Officers in hi-vis, including specialist firearms officers, attended were spotted searching the area after the incident.
And now a 36-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting. Police said that they will continue a presence in the area and that and enquiries are ongoing.
A Police Scotland spokesman said yesterday: “At around 3.40pm on Thursday, 24 July, we were called to a report of a firearm being discharged in the Hailesland Gardens area of Edinburgh.”