Sheffield residents reveal what it’s like living in Pitsmoor after crossbow shooting
Police are searching Lyons Close today after a 50-year-old man was shot with a crossbow at around 2.22pm yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, September 16).
The man was taken to hospital with minor injuries to his arm and has since been discharged. A crossbow bolt was recovered from the scene.
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Hide AdSouth Yorkshire Police say that enquiries are ongoing and no arrests have yet been made in connection with the grim incident.
It comes just five days after a 20-year-old man was left seriously injured in hospital after being stabbed in broad daylight round the corner on Ellesmere Road North.
Both attacks happened just metres away from Byron Wood Primary School.
One resident, who declined to be named, told The Star: “It’s horrible living here at the moment. If I had a deposit for a house, I would be out of here but we have to live here.
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Hide Ad“Some of these crimes are being committed in daylight, around school closing times.
"It’s scary and sad that children are witnessing things like this at young ages.
“I think people fear letting their children out to play. These crimes are continuously happening at the basketball courts, and the football pitches where children are playing.”
Jayne Coniston said the situation in Pitsmoor was ‘getting worse’. “It’s every day there’s something,” she added.
A cordon has been placed on Lyons Close and officers remain in the area carrying out searches along with reassurance patrols.