Man shot at in attempted murder in Barton

At about 10.40pm yesterday, two men knocked on the door of a house in Brampton Road. When the occupant came to the door, a 59-year-old man, they asked to confirm his name and pulled out a gun.

When the man saw the weapon he closed the door and the shot missed him and hit the wall.

The men made off in a dark coloured car. One of the men is Asian or mixed race, between 5ft 8in and 5ft 9in tall, and was wearing smart clothing, including a grey top and black blazer. The victim did not manage to get a second description of the man with the gun.

Det Chief Insp Colin Paine said: “I would like to reassure the community that we are treating this as a targeted incident.

"Although nobody was injured it is being investigated as an attempted murder due to the actions of the offenders.

“A team of dedicated officers will be conducting house-to-house enquiries and the Barton Neighbourhood Policing Team will be carrying out high-visibility patrols in the area to reassure the community. I encourage anyone who might know who these people are to contact police immediately.

“Were you in Barton yesterday evening?

“Did you see two men in a dark coloured car acting suspiciously?

“Do you know why this could have happened?

“Have you got any information that could help police enquiries?”

Anyone with information that could assist police enquiries is urged to contact Thames Valley Police on 0845 8 505 505. If you don’t want to speak to police and don’t want to leave your name contact the Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.