Overview
- Four people are now in custody over a targeted knife attack in North Ormesby, with arrests including two men on suspicion of attempted murder, a woman for assisting an offender, and a man held on conspiracy to commit murder and drug offenses.
- Police say the North Ormesby attack involved weapons used against a car carrying two 44-year-old men, one of whom is in a critical but stable condition as officers confirm no firearm was involved.
- A man found seriously injured off Back Piccadilly in Manchester remains in a critical condition, with three suspects arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm as detectives probe a second nearby incident involving a reported chase.
- Greater Manchester Police imposed Section 60 stop-search and Section 34 dispersal powers across Piccadilly Gardens and the Northern Quarter through Friday to deter further violence and reassure the public.
- In Merseyside, a 19-year-old shot on Manley Road in Huyton and a 15-year-old stabbed in Stockbridge Village are both described as serious but stable as detectives maintain cordons, conduct house-to-house inquiries, and appeal for CCTV and dashcam footage.