Gangland-style shooting in Wrocław?

The article suggests it happened on this street, if I correctly understood...
Świeradowska, Wrocław, Poland

One person injured.

Does this happen much in Wroclaw? Don't recall it in recent years.

No. There was a shooting a few years ago. Who cares.

The media is hyping the event as the start of some gangland turf war. It's not. It's a bunch of pumped up wannaba gangsters.

"a few years ago". What a difference - we've had three probably gang-related murders in the past week. No wonder everyone wants to move to Poland lol.

Manchester, you mean? Still got those problems there? I recall it from years ago, police not on top of it by now then?

Gun crime's lower than it was in the 90s, but there's still plenty of crime round here, unfortunately.

I suspect the statistics on the UK Police website map of reported crimes is just part of the story. My home town in Essex has also become a pit in the last few years.

I might be reading it wrong, but sounds like they were fighting with machetes quite close to where I am

wroclaw.gazeta.pl/wroclaw/1,35771,12343233,Przestepcy_walcza_na _ulicach__To_sprawa_honoru_policji.html

If anyone can translate it properly, even in summary, please do. My read of it says gangland style problems, shooting in broad daylight, machetes used, etc etc.

Article states, that a few years ago police had a success, and jailed a lot of Wroclaw underground - after this success they supposedly didn't monitor properly new generation of criminals and were taken by suprice with recent accidents, which in short is a row between two competing gangs. It is quite rare to see such open gang fights in Poland, so the article says that police honour is at stake here to put a fast end to this.

Thank you for summarising the news article.

InWroclaw,does Poland have street gangs similar to the types we have in the U.S.?

I don't know, sorry. One of the more knowledgeable posters will answer, hopefully.

Certainly see some dodgy types around, and a neighbour won't walk out at night unless I escort her, so maybe it's not that great even in this much better than average Wroc area I'm in.

InWroclaw,thank you..

If judged by Hollywood movies, where every minor scum has a gun then no. But there is an organized crime in Poland.
As for dangerous groups of stupid young males waiting to mug someone, you can find that to.