Overview
- Greater Manchester Police have three people in custody on suspicion of Section 18 assault after a man was found critically injured off Piccadilly Gardens, with Section 60 stop-and-search and Section 34 dispersal orders covering the area.
- A second Manchester incident minutes later saw a male chased by a group before taking shelter in a restaurant, as officers maintain cordons on Back Piccadilly and Spear Street.
- Cleveland Police report four arrests after a targeted knife attack on a car in North Ormesby left two 44-year-old men injured, with one described as critical but stable.
- In Huyton, Merseyside, a 19-year-old was shot in the leg and back and remains in a critical condition, as detectives conduct house-to-house enquiries, review CCTV and keep a large cordon in place.
- A separate Stockbridge Village stabbing left a 15-year-old in a serious but stable condition, with detectives not initially linking it to the Huyton shooting and urging witnesses to share CCTV or dashcam footage or contact Crimestoppers.