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| Shop worker shot dead by gunman | Shop worker shot dead by gunman |
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| A gunman entered a shop in Salford and shot dead a 27-year-old shop worker, firing several times, Greater Manchester Police said. | A gunman entered a shop in Salford and shot dead a 27-year-old shop worker, firing several times, Greater Manchester Police said. |
| Officers were called to Brookhouse Wines, Winton, at 2100 BST on Saturday. | Officers were called to Brookhouse Wines, Winton, at 2100 BST on Saturday. |
| The victim was taken to hospital but died a short time later. The offender made off in a blue Mazda car which was later abandoned. | The victim was taken to hospital but died a short time later. The offender made off in a blue Mazda car which was later abandoned. |
| Ten people - eight men and two women - have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. | Ten people - eight men and two women - have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. |
| 'Horrific attack' | 'Horrific attack' |
| The vehicle was later found burned out on Laburnum Avenue, Wigan. | The vehicle was later found burned out on Laburnum Avenue, Wigan. |
| Det Supt Rebekah Sutcliffe, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "This is an absolutely horrific attack. Every indication suggests that, tragically, he was genuinely an innocent bystander who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. | |
| "There is no reason to think that he would be a target and no indication that it was gang related. We can speculate that it was a robbery gone wrong but nothing was stolen so at the moment we have no motive." | "There is no reason to think that he would be a target and no indication that it was gang related. We can speculate that it was a robbery gone wrong but nothing was stolen so at the moment we have no motive." |
| Police have not yet identified the victim, but one local resident said: "My wife used to work there with him. He led a straight life and kept himself healthy. | Police have not yet identified the victim, but one local resident said: "My wife used to work there with him. He led a straight life and kept himself healthy. |
| "He was very friendly and gave out sweets to local children. It is very sad." | "He was very friendly and gave out sweets to local children. It is very sad." |
| Another neighbour said she heard the gunshot followed by sirens 15 minutes later. | Another neighbour said she heard the gunshot followed by sirens 15 minutes later. |
| "I spoke to someone who was in there at the time. They just walked in and shot him. He dipped down under the counter but he didn't have a chance," she said. | "I spoke to someone who was in there at the time. They just walked in and shot him. He dipped down under the counter but he didn't have a chance," she said. |