A PENSIONER has spoken of his terror after his window was shattered in a shooting in The Meadows.
The man was watching televison at his Bridgeway Court home when the glass in his bedroom window was hit at about 10pm on Monday night.
The pensioner, who is too scared to be named, said he heard two shots and assumed they were fireworks.
But after walking down his hallway, he saw the shattered glass in his bedroom window.
He said: "I felt very shaky and it was very scary – I still feel a bit rough now.
"I feel like I have been violated – I don't feel comfortable anymore.
"It's a one-off thing I've got to get over, but it really did worry me.
"As soon as I saw it I knew there was something wrong – I could see the window was shattered and I knew it was a gunshot straight away.
"I could have been in the bedroom. It's terrifying."
A 28-year-old man was hit in the arm in the incident and was taken to hospital. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
People living in the area spoke of their shock yesterday after they awoke to a police cordon and police officers standing guard. Later in the afternoon around eight white-suited forensics officers could be seen combing the area.
Michael McHale, 58, who lives in the court, a sheltered housing scheme, said: "When I realised what had happened I was just hoping the person was OK. I don't like to think of anyone getting shot at – it's not something you are used to."
Beryll Nason, 65, of Brookfield Court, said: "I am shocked. There used to be a major problem based around drugs here but I thought it had all died down."
Temporary Detective Inspector Rob Severn, senior investigating officer in the case, last night appealed to witnesses to come forward.
He said: "Any witnesses should contact us. There will be additional patrols in the area in the coming days and I'd encourage people to approach these as well.
"The answer to these issues often lie within communities and we'd encourage them to come forward.
"We feel sure this is individuals involved – not the wider community."
He added that he believed the shot which hit the man's window in the court was one which missed its intended target.
Richard Koslicki, 60, was staying over at a friend's home in the court at the time.
He said: "There were these two bangs and I thought they were fireworks.
"Then I went out to go to the shop in the morning and saw it was all taped off and thought 'what's going on?'
"There was no sort of commotion or noise or anything at the time.
"This area has got a bad name but it doesn't get the justice it deserves because it's not that bad – this is the only thing like this I've heard of since that lad died in the precinct."
The scene of the shooting is yards from where 17-year-old Nathan Williams was fatally shot at the Bridgeway Centre in September 2006.
His killer, Courtney Hunt, from The Meadows, is serving a minimum 30-year jail term after being convicted of murder in 2007.
Anyone with information about Monday's incident is asked to contact Notts Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, which is free and anonymous, on 0800555111.
