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04/12/2009
Arrest Follows Fatal Manchester Shooting
A 20-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a man was shot dead in the Longsight area of Manchester last night.
Officers this morning appealed for information about the incident.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said officers responded to reports of a shooting on Stamford Road at around 6.20pm last night.
It is believed a confrontation had taken place.
Officers discovered the 28-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to his stomach, a spokesman said.
The victim was taken to hospital but later died.
A Home Office post-mortem examination will take place later today.
"A 20-year-old man from the Longsight area has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody for questioning," said a police spokesman.
Detective Superintendent Serena Kennedy said the investigation is in the very early stages.
She said initial inquiries have established the victim and his friends were confronted and then at some point, the weapon was fired.
"Sadly the victim was hit. That injury proved fatal," said DS Kennedy.
"This appears to be a tragic, isolated incident and I would appeal to anyone who has information that will help us solve this crime to come forward."
(PR/BMcC)
Officers this morning appealed for information about the incident.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said officers responded to reports of a shooting on Stamford Road at around 6.20pm last night.
It is believed a confrontation had taken place.
Officers discovered the 28-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to his stomach, a spokesman said.
The victim was taken to hospital but later died.
A Home Office post-mortem examination will take place later today.
"A 20-year-old man from the Longsight area has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody for questioning," said a police spokesman.
Detective Superintendent Serena Kennedy said the investigation is in the very early stages.
She said initial inquiries have established the victim and his friends were confronted and then at some point, the weapon was fired.
"Sadly the victim was hit. That injury proved fatal," said DS Kennedy.
"This appears to be a tragic, isolated incident and I would appeal to anyone who has information that will help us solve this crime to come forward."
(PR/BMcC)
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