Crosland Moor shooting suspects fled crash minutes after Walpole Road attack

Mar 16 2010 by Sam Casey, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Bullet hole in glass after Walpole Road shooting

DETECTIVES investigating a shooting at the weekend are looking for the occupants of a car who fled after a crash.

The Renault Clio collided with a Renault Megane on Ridgeway in Dalton, minutes after shots had been fired on Walpole Road in Crosland Moor in the early hours of Sunday.

The damaged car was abandoned as driver and passengers ran off, shortly after 3am.

Two people who were in the Megane had to be taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary for treatment to minor injuries after the smash.

As reported yesterday, no-one was hurt but at least one property was damaged when several shots were fired on Walpole Road.

West Yorkshire Police have recovered the Clio, which matched the description of a vehicle seen leaving Walpole Road at the time of the shooting.

It is being examined for forensic evidence.

A spokesman said: “We were called at 3am to reports of a blue vehicle leaving the Walpole Road area, shortly after a number of shots had been fired.

“A collision then occurred on Ridgeway between a blue Renault Clio and a Renault Megane.

“The occupants of the Clio made away. The vehicle has been recovered for forensic examination.