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| Coroner's pledge to gun witnesses | Coroner's pledge to gun witnesses |
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| A coroner has promised anonymity to witnesses to a series of shootings in Manchester to help find the gunmen. | A coroner has promised anonymity to witnesses to a series of shootings in Manchester to help find the gunmen. |
| Nigel Meadow's pledge came just hours after a 33-year-old man was shot in the leg in Cobden Street in Blackley. | Nigel Meadow's pledge came just hours after a 33-year-old man was shot in the leg in Cobden Street in Blackley. |
| He was the fifth person to be shot in the past five days in the city, including a 23-year-old who died in a drive-by shooting at a wake. | |
| Greater Manchester Police have said "there is a problem in terms of getting people to come forward". | Greater Manchester Police have said "there is a problem in terms of getting people to come forward". |
| Mr Meadows said witnesses could give evidence by video-link, with their voice distorted, to protect their anonymity. | Mr Meadows said witnesses could give evidence by video-link, with their voice distorted, to protect their anonymity. |
| Drive-by at wake | Drive-by at wake |
| "Anyone who has got any information should feel confident that they can have their anonymity protected and that they can come forward without fear," he said. | "Anyone who has got any information should feel confident that they can have their anonymity protected and that they can come forward without fear," he said. |
| "The justice system now can put in place measures to protect people." | "The justice system now can put in place measures to protect people." |
| CITY'S RECENT SHOOTINGS 27 July Tyrone Gilbert, 23, fatally shot and 33-year-old man injured in Chorlton-on-MedlockBoy aged 14 injured in drive-by shooting near Hulme ParkBoy aged 16 shot in leg in Moss Side 31 July Man aged 33 shot in leg in Blackley | CITY'S RECENT SHOOTINGS 27 July Tyrone Gilbert, 23, fatally shot and 33-year-old man injured in Chorlton-on-MedlockBoy aged 14 injured in drive-by shooting near Hulme ParkBoy aged 16 shot in leg in Moss Side 31 July Man aged 33 shot in leg in Blackley |
| A police spokesperson said that officers were following up a number of lines of inquiry following calls from the public about the recent shootings. | A police spokesperson said that officers were following up a number of lines of inquiry following calls from the public about the recent shootings. |
| Tyrone Gilbert, a father-of-three from Longsight, was killed in a drive-by shooting while at a wake in Chorlton-on-Medlock on Friday. | Tyrone Gilbert, a father-of-three from Longsight, was killed in a drive-by shooting while at a wake in Chorlton-on-Medlock on Friday. |
| He was attending the wake of 24-year-old Ucal Chin - another victim of Manchester's gun crime who was killed in a drive-by shooting near his home in Frobisher Close last month. | He was attending the wake of 24-year-old Ucal Chin - another victim of Manchester's gun crime who was killed in a drive-by shooting near his home in Frobisher Close last month. |
| Another man, aged 33, was also shot during the same incident but survived. | Another man, aged 33, was also shot during the same incident but survived. |
| 'Gunchester' nickname | 'Gunchester' nickname |
| Just hours later a 14-year-old was hurt in a drive-by shooting in Stretford Road near Hulme Park. | Just hours later a 14-year-old was hurt in a drive-by shooting in Stretford Road near Hulme Park. |
| A 16-year-old boy had also earlier been shot in the leg in Hartington Road area in Moss Side on Friday. | A 16-year-old boy had also earlier been shot in the leg in Hartington Road area in Moss Side on Friday. |
| Greater Manchester Police have not said whether the shootings are linked. | Greater Manchester Police have not said whether the shootings are linked. |
| They have denied that gun crime is out of control in the city - nicknamed "Gunchester" in the past - but have said it was a "difficult time". | They have denied that gun crime is out of control in the city - nicknamed "Gunchester" in the past - but have said it was a "difficult time". |