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Manchester Synagogue Attack Victims Mourned as Police Probe Possible Accidental Shooting

The victims were two long-time Crumpsall residents killed during a Yom Kippur attack outside their local synagogue.

Overview

  • Police believe a responding officer may have inadvertently shot one of the men during the incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation.
  • The men killed were identified as Adrien Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, both remembered by neighbors as kind and community-minded.
  • Counter-terror police are treating the case as a terror incident after armed officers shot the attacker at the scene.
  • Relatives and friends described Daulby as a generous neighbor who loved nature and local children, and Cravitz as a friendly presence known for his jokes.
  • Companies House records list a Melvin Leslie Cravitz as a former director of a nearby building’s management company and a delivery driver by occupation.