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Man shot dead in parked car in Wythenshawe | |
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A murder investigation is under way after a man was shot dead in south Manchester. | A murder investigation is under way after a man was shot dead in south Manchester. |
The 44-year-old man was sitting in a parked car in Floatshall Road in Baguley, Wythenshawe, on Monday night when shots were fired, police said. | |
Officers were called to the scene at about 2315 BST by paramedics. The victim was taken to hospital but died shortly afterwards. | |
Police have sealed off the area for forensic investigations. | |
One woman who lives nearby told the BBC: "I heard a really loud bang and I thought it didn't sound like a firework like normally. | |
"It was only about half an hour later when I got up and the place was absolutely flooded with police." |