Pictures at the scene in Preston today after gunmen open fire 'on the wrong house'

Gunmen opened fire on a home in the city last night (Sunday, February 2), but shot at the "wrong house", say police.

Our photographer captured these images at the scene:

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"I was woken by a large bang and I thought it was a car backfiring," he said.

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"It was terrifying. I knew something serious had gone on when we were soon surrounded by police cars in the street.

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"The police told us that the house they shot at was the wrong one."

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This morning, Lancashire Police issued a statement saying the shooting is believed to be a "targeted attack", and confirmed that the shots had been fired at the "wrong house".

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