Would-be assassins shot a dad in front of his young son as they waited at traffic lights on a busy road in Salford, Manchester.
The child saw two hitmen pull up alongside his father's car and open fire while the vehicle was stopped at the junction of Langworthy Road and Eccles New Road, in Ordsall.
Police, including armed officers, were scrambled to Pendleton in Salford, Greater Manchester, shortly after 2.40pm this afternoon.
A 10-year-old child saw two hitmen pull up alongside his father's car and open fire while the vehicle was stopped at the junction of Langworthy Road and Eccles New Road, in Ordsall.
The victim, aged in his 30s, drove himself and the child - who was not injured - to nearby Salford Royal Hospital. He remains there in a critical condition this evening
The injured father was hit in the chest and shoulder, but incredibly the bullets missed his vital organs.
The victim, aged in his 30s, drove himself and the child - who was not injured - to nearby Salford Royal Hospital. He remains there in a critical condition this evening.
One witness said the child, believed to be about ten-years-old, raced into A&E pleading for help from medics saying his dad had been shot.
Security at the hospital's A&E department has been ramped up in the wake of the shooting and armed police are understood to have been at the scene earlier today.
Neighbours living close to Langworthy Road where the victim was shot today spoke of their shock in the wake of the attack
It's the second time that a young child has been caught up in a shooting in the city.
Seven-year-old Christian Hickey and his mother Jayne, 30, were shot at their home in Winton, Eccles, on October 12, 2015.
The schoolboy was hit in the thigh, while his mother was shot
