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This is the shocking moment a gunman on a motorbike fired bullets across traffic and into a bar in the drive-by shooting on Deansgate.

Drinkers and diners were sent diving for cover as the shots smashed into the entrance of popular nightspot, the Living Room.

The bike sped off towards Bridge Street and was later found burned out less than a mile away on Brotherton Drive in Salford after the shooting at 9pm on Thursday.

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The shocking CCTV footage shows the rider stopping the bike in the road for around 11 seconds as his pillion passenger fires across the path of a car travelling in the opposite direction.

The shooter can be clearly seen pointing his outstretched arm towards the bar on the far side of the street. Drinkers can be seen walking down the pavement.

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Speaking earlier today, Chief Inspector Gareth Parkin said detectives believe the incident was an ‘isolated attack’ and officers are now examining the footage in a bid to catch them.

He said: “We are still in the early stages of the investigation and it would be wrong to speculate why this took place.

“What we do know is two people riding a motorbike were seen driving along Deansgate and stopping outside the club.

“The pillion passenger fired shots towards the entrance of the club and then sped off along Deansgate.

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“We believe this was a targeted attack, however it is isolated.

“Officers are currently in the process of studying CCTV and are trying to identify who is responsible but we are appealing for witnesses to come forward.”

Bullet holes were visible in glass and outdoor menus outside the Living Room bar as forensics officers continued to comb the scene this morning. Police said there were two shots fired.

Business owners and eye-witnesses have described the horror as customers on the busy strip were forced to flee indoors.

A supervisor at Cafe Rouge, which is next door to the Living Room, said customers fled indoors after gunshots started ringing out.

He said: “I just can’t understand how they had the courage to fire shots. The street is full of people sat outside in the evening and it was packed last night.”

Bars and restaurants were evacuated as police closed part of Deansgate for five hours.