\n North Yorkshire Police said the unoccupied car was shot by an unknown man while it was parked outside a home in Starkey Crescent, Tang Hall, at around 9.25pm on Saturday (March 7).\n<\/p>\n
\n No one was harmed when the firearm was discharged, the force said.\n<\/p>\n
\n Six police vehicles remained in Starkey Crescent on Sunday morning after nearby residents reported hearing loud bangs the previous evening.\n<\/p>\n
\n A blue Nissan car could be seen parked in the driveway of a home in Starkey Crescent with a smashed windscreen and a hole in its front grille.\n<\/p>\n
\n The home, near the street\u2019s junction with Cosmo Avenue, was cordoned off with a police officer stood guard next to the car.\n<\/p>\n
\n Police in Starkey Crescent, York, on Sunday morning (March 8) (Image: Newsquest)\n<\/p>\n
\n North Yorkshire Police said its suspect in the shooting “approached the car on foot and ran from the scene”.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cNo one has been harmed and it is believed to have been a targeted incident, with no threat to the wider community,” a force spokesperson said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cHowever, we know that this will cause concern and fear among residents.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe are carrying out reassurance patrols in the area while the investigation continues.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Police in Starkey Crescent, York, on Sunday morning (March 8) (Image: Newsquest)\n<\/p>\n
\n They said officers will be going house-to-house to talk to neighbours while forensic examinations continue at the scene.\n<\/p>\n
\n Officers are also examining CCTV, doorbell and dashcam footage to help identify the suspect, the police spokesperson said.\n<\/p>\n
\n One neighbour said they heard two \u201cmassive bangs\u201d on Saturday night.\n<\/p>\n
\n Another neighbour said they also heard loud bangs which they initially thought were fireworks.\n<\/p>\n
\n North Yorkshire Police is urging anyone with information about the shooting to contact the force.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe are appealing for witnesses to come forward and those with any relevant recorded footage who have not yet assisted the police,” its spokesperson said.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIf you can help, please call North Yorkshire Police on 101.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIf you would prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or make an online report.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cPlease quote reference number 12260041722 when proving details.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"North Yorkshire Police said the unoccupied car was shot by an unknown man while it was parked outside…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":464500,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-464499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}