Police in Kempton Rise, Blackburn, where it is thought gang violence escalated into a riot, culminating in a shotgun blast
SUSPECTED criminals arrested on suspicion of being involved in a violent gang clash when a gun was fired have been rebailed.
Police were called to a suspected riot in Kempton Rise, Blackburn, after up to 30 men clashed in the street on December 14, last year.
A 34-year-old man, from Bolton, was arrested in connection with the investigation, along with two men from Blackburn.
A single barrel shotgun was found by officers near the scene, in Kempton Rise.
Two vehicles, which the police believe the offenders used, were also recovered nearby.
A Lancashire Police spokesman confirmed the Bolton man arrested and one of the men from Blackburn, have been rebailed.
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