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Man found shot dead outside police station | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A man has been found shot dead outside a police station in Greater Manchester. | |
Police say they believe Kieran McGrath, 26, drove himself to Ashton-under-Lyne police station on Manchester Road after being shot in a "targeted attack". | |
Paramedics tried to revive him but he was pronounced dead at the scene at about on 22:25 BST on Saturday. | |
Officers believe Mr McGrath was shot after leaving the nearby Sheldon Arms pub a few minutes earlier. Detectives have launched a murder investigation. | |
'Several shots' | |
Det Ch Supt Russ Jackson said: "We are very much in the early stages of the investigation, however, with what we know now, it does seem pretty clear to have been a targeted attack." | |
He said: "Almost immediately after leaving the pub we believe several shots were fired in his direction and we believe at least one hit him. | |
"Kieran, despite his injuries, managed to drive himself to the police station on Manchester Road where he was found collapsed on the floor by police officers. | |
"We don't know how long the attacker or attackers were there or how they got away - it may have been in a car or on a motorbike." | |
Mr Jackson added: "We are keeping a really open mind as to why this happened but we also have to bear in mind that Kieran has had fallouts with people over the past year. | |
"We really need to understand the full details of these so that we can understand any potential motive." | |
He urged anyone with information to get in touch with police. |