Greater Manchester Police say one of the two victims who were killed in a terror attack outside a synagogue in Manchester died after accidentally being shot by armed officers. Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, died in the attack, which happened outside Heaton Park synagogue, on Middleton Road, at 9.30am on Thursday (October 2). On Friday, GMP chief constable Stephen Watson said one of the two victims died after "suffering a gunshot wound" when shots were fired by police towards the attacker, 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie. On Friday (October 3), huge cordons remain in place across north Manchester, with extra police resources deployed across the region throughout the day. Sir Keir Starmer also visited the scene of the attack and praised the first responders involved in the response.

Source: The Times October 02, 2025 22:20 UTC