Fatal pub shooting in Droylsden

The shooting of a 23-year-old man in a pub in Droylsden is not thought to be gang-related but could not be ruled out by investigators, police in Greater Manchester said.

Floral tributes have been left at the scene of the shooting.

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John Aldridge, 50, who runs John's Barber Shop, next door to the pub, said he had been running his business there for 29 years.

He said: "It's worrying. You try to keep it in the back of your mind to be honest."

His business was forced to close for the day while police forensic teams carried out their investigations.

Another neighbour, 84, said he was now moving out of the area.

"It's bad, considering it's right on your doorstep," he added.

The man who was killed was 23, police said.

Two men, aged 25 and 26, were shot in the leg and a 29-year-old man was shot in his lower back.

They are in hospital but their injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

The gunman, who was wearing a balaclava, escaped in a Ford Focus, found abandoned and alight on Ellison Close, Hattersley, a short time later.

Extra officers are on patrol in the area and a murder investigation has been launched.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said a murder investigation has been launched after last night's fatal shooting in a pub in Droylsden.

The victim, believed to be in his early 20s, was gunned down after an armed assailant burst into the Cotton Tree pub in Market Street, Droylsden, Greater Manchester, shortly before 11.50pm yesterday.

Police in Manchester have confirmed one person has died and three others injured following a shooting incident at a pub.

The shootings took place at the Cotton Tree pub in Droylsden, near Oldham.

The injured people are receiving treatment in hospital but their condition is unknown.