Overview

• Greater Manchester Police said a Home Office pathologist’s initial examination indicates one of the two victims had a gunshot wound, with all shots at the scene fired by officers stopping the attacker.
• A second person was also struck by police gunfire and is hospitalized with injuries described as not life‑threatening, according to officials.
• The attack outside Heaton Park synagogue during Yom Kippur left two worshippers dead—Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66—and several others seriously injured.
• Armed officers shot dead the suspect, identified as 35‑year‑old British national Jihad Al‑Shamie, who wore a fake explosive‑style belt, prompting controlled detonations and a major security operation.
• Authorities are treating the incident as terrorism, have three additional suspects in custody, and have deployed extra police patrols to synagogues nationwide following a COBR meeting convened by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.