Nottinghamshire Police have arrested three people after a 13-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were both shot in St Ann’s.
Officers were called to St Ann’s Well Road just after 4pm on Monday (June 4).
The two people who were shot have been discharged from hospital having suffered relatively minor injuries.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and firearms offences.
A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of affray and possession of an offensive weapon.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and possession of Class B drugs.
The trio remain in police custody.
Officers were also called to Collison Street in Hyson Green at around 10.45pm on Monday (June 4) to a report of a firearm being discharged.
It was reported that a car was shot at; no-one was injured.
There is no evidence to connect the two incidents at this time but investigations are at an early stage and investigators are keeping an open mind.
Chief Superintendent Rob Griffin said: “Although these incidents will have been worrying for local residents we’d like to reassure them incidents of this nature are rare in Nottinghamshire.
“Members of the public will have noticed we were really quick to arrive at both incidents and in large numbers.
“Arrests have been made very quickly in this investigation and I am pleased about that.
“We have more police officers on the patrol at the moment because of the high numbers we have recruited recently into the force.
“We will be maintaining an increased police presence in these areas for the time being because I want to offer continued reassurance to the local community.
“Gun crime thankfully remains rare but one gun in the hands of the wrong person can cause huge damage and potentially loss of life.
“We do not tolerate this sort of incident in our city and we will continue to use all of the powers and information available to us to tackle and reduce gun crime and to take weapons and offenders off the streets and out of harm’s way.
“We will continue to work tirelessly with our partners and our local communities to safeguard, educate and intervene at the earliest opportunity.
“We would urge anyone with information about these incidents or more widely about any person involved with illegal firearms to call us on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
