Fatal pub shooting in Droylsden
Police in Manchester have confirmed one person has died and three others injured following a shooting incident at a pub in Droylsden.
Three in hospital after shooting not believed to be life threatening
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.
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