TEN people have been shot in the English city of Manchester after a Caribbean dance party, with reports two children may be among the injured.

The Sun newspaper reported a neighbour saying they believed most people had been shot in their lower legs beneath their knees.

“I heard it was just one man showing off in front of his friends. He pulled a gun out and then it’s gone off and 10 people have been shot.

“But it’s not gang related just some crazy person pulling out a gun to show off to his friends.’’

Ten people injured in a shooting in Moss Side, Manchester overnight - injuries range from minor to major pic.twitter.com/F2dTqjjVxL — Zora Suleman (@ZoraSuleman) August 12, 2018

Chief Superintendent Wasim Chaudhry said it was a “reckless act that could have had devastating consequences with families and friends losing loved ones”.

The shooting, which took place at Moss Side, in Manchester’s southern suburbs, at 2.30am Sunday local time (11.30am AEST) is not being treated as terror related.

It came at an after-party several hours after a street party, the Caribbean Carnival, and thousands of people were still in the streets.

Chaotic video apparently shot in the aftermath of the shooting and posted on Twitter by an account called UK Rap shows police trying to help a large group of people on a darkened street.

Ten people are in hospital.

Moss Side is infamous as the home turf of several violent gangs which terrorised the streets from the 1970s through until the late 2000s, as they battled each other for control of the drugs trade.

Scene of shooting in Moss Side that’s left 10 people in hospital #CapitalReports pic.twitter.com/ng09w20C9w — Capital Manc News (@CapitalMANNews) August 12, 2018

A police crackdown largely put the gangs out of business, but despite efforts by the local community and council at urban renewal, it remains an area blighted by high rates of gun crime.

The home of Manchester’s Caribbean community, Moss Side is about 3km south of the city centre and along with several of the surrounding suburbs has struggled for decades with poverty, disadvantage and high youth unemployment.

Several people have been injured after shots were fired in #MossSide earlier this morning. Extra officers will continue to patrol the area over the coming days. https://t.co/qzIQJzfKeX pic.twitter.com/I4CevWIlOo — G M Police (@gmpolice) August 12, 2018

Detective Superintendent Debbie Dooley said extra police had been sent to the area after the shooting in Claremont St.

“We currently have a number of people in hospital all being treated for different injuries but thankfully most do not appear to be life-threatening at this time,’’ she said.

“Officers are trying to establish exactly where this incident took place and who is responsible for such a dangerous attack.

“The Caribbean Carnival had been taking place earlier that day but had finished several hours prior to this incident occurring, which is why there were still a lot of people in the area.

“Those living or visiting the area will understandably be concerned by this incident and we will have extra officers patrolling the area throughout the morning and into the coming days.”

As day broke, police were at the scene searching for forensic evidence, reviewing CCTV, and taking witnesses statements.

More to come.