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A gunman fires shots at an Edinburgh pub during the wake for a gang war suspect, leaving one person injured

Mourners had gathered at the Robin's Nest on Gilmerton Road on Friday night for Paul MacAulay, 40, described as gang boss Mark Richardson's 'right hand man'. MacAulay died in a motorbike crash weeks ago while fleeing police. The victim received treatment at the scene, and no arrests have been made. Police Scotland is treating the 9.15pm shooting as targeted.

MacAulay was among 82 people arrested in Operation Portaledge, Police Scotland's gang war crackdown.

'It is a miracle nobody was killed,' one person reportedly said of the attack.

Det Insp Dougal Begg called the shooting 'extremely reckless' and appealed for dashcam footage.

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