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| Paul Massey shot dead in Salford 'targeted attack' | |
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| A man has been shot dead outside his home in Salford, in what police say was "a targeted attack". | A man has been shot dead outside his home in Salford, in what police say was "a targeted attack". |
| The victim was Paul Massey, a convicted criminal and businessman, the BBC understands. | |
| Mr Massey stood unsuccessfully to be mayor of Salford in 2012. | Mr Massey stood unsuccessfully to be mayor of Salford in 2012. |
| Greater Manchester Police said a 55-year-old man had died of gunshot wounds in the Clifton area. They said there had been several reports of gunfire at about 19:30 BST on Sunday. | Greater Manchester Police said a 55-year-old man had died of gunshot wounds in the Clifton area. They said there had been several reports of gunfire at about 19:30 BST on Sunday. |
| Security has been stepped up in the area of the shooting, which happened in Manchester Road, and the road is still closed. | Security has been stepped up in the area of the shooting, which happened in Manchester Road, and the road is still closed. |
| Det Ch Supt Russ Jackson said: "People will understandably be alarmed when they hear about this incident, which we believe was a targeted attack. | Det Ch Supt Russ Jackson said: "People will understandably be alarmed when they hear about this incident, which we believe was a targeted attack. |
| "I would like to reassure the public that we have a heightened level of police officers in the area while we establish the full circumstances of the incident and identify those responsible. | "I would like to reassure the public that we have a heightened level of police officers in the area while we establish the full circumstances of the incident and identify those responsible. |
| 'Come forward' | 'Come forward' |
| "We are actively following a number of lines of inquiry, however I would urge the local community to come forward if they saw or heard anything in the area. | "We are actively following a number of lines of inquiry, however I would urge the local community to come forward if they saw or heard anything in the area. |
| "I want to stress that any information received will be treated in the strictest confidence." | "I want to stress that any information received will be treated in the strictest confidence." |
| Mr Massey, a security firm boss, was jailed for 14 years in 1999 for stabbing a man in the groin outside a nightclub, severing an artery. | Mr Massey, a security firm boss, was jailed for 14 years in 1999 for stabbing a man in the groin outside a nightclub, severing an artery. |
| Standing as an independent candidate in the May 2012 mayoral election, he received 1,995 votes - 4.45% of the poll - and came seventh out of 10 candidates. | Standing as an independent candidate in the May 2012 mayoral election, he received 1,995 votes - 4.45% of the poll - and came seventh out of 10 candidates. |
| Mr Massey had said in a BBC Radio Manchester debate he would do the job of mayor without being paid, saying: "I will do it for free; I will do it for the voice of the people." | Mr Massey had said in a BBC Radio Manchester debate he would do the job of mayor without being paid, saying: "I will do it for free; I will do it for the voice of the people." |
| The previous year he had been arrested in a money laundering investigation but was not charged. | The previous year he had been arrested in a money laundering investigation but was not charged. |
| In an unfinished and unbroadcast documentary about him, commissioned by the BBC in 1998, Mr Massey said he "could be shot dead any time". | |
| "I've realised that for years. If it's meant to happen, it's meant to happen and that's the end of it," he said. | |
| At the scene: BBC Radio Manchester reporter Jonathan Ali | |
| There is a huge police presence here this morning - about seven police cars and a mobile police station. Officers will be concerned about possible reprisals. | |
| Paul Massey was branded "Salford's Mr Big" by late councillor Joe Burrows at a council meeting in 1992. | |
| He well known in the city and friends have been paying tribute to him, with one laying a floral tribute that says "thinking of you". |