Overview

• Counterterrorism officials said Jihad al‑Shamie phoned emergency services during the assault to claim responsibility and swear allegiance to the Islamic State.
• Two worshippers, Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby, were killed and three others were seriously injured before armed officers shot the attacker dead.
• Greater Manchester Police acknowledged that Daulby and one of the injured were struck by police gunfire as they tried to stop the assailant.
• Investigators detailed that the attacker used a car to ram people outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Crumpsall, then stabbed victims while carrying a second knife and a non‑viable device.
• Six people were arrested on suspicion of preparing and inciting terrorism, with two later released, and authorities said the attacker was not on MI5’s radar.