A major incident declared with a bomb squad, an evacuation, a murder probe and a 'shooting'... inside Greater Manchester's 24 hours of fear and alarm

A major incident declared with bomb disposal units at the scene, worried families evacuated from their homes, a murder probe after the tragic death of a 21-year-old and a reported shooting. In the last 24 hours, Greater Manchester has faced scenes of violence, horror and fear.

Across parts of the region, emergency services have attended a number of serious incidents. The first was on Wednesday evening (May 31) when police cordoned off a street in Old Trafford where a young man, now identified as Salah Eldin Adam, was found seriously injured and declared dead by first responders.

And the following day, Thursday, June 1, a man in the Hulme area had a weapon seized as the murder probe continued. Elsewhere, bomb disposal units erected a huge cordon around multiple streets in the Reddish area of Stockport after 'suspected hazardous materials' were uncovered in a house. Homes were evacuated as police declared a major incident.

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Also on Thursday, forensics were seen examining what appeared to be a bullet casing in the Monsall area as officers cordoned off a large area amid unconfirmed reports of a shooting.

The unravelling of these violent and horrifying incidents within just 24 hours have undoubtedly left their communities devastated and fearful.

Emergency services were first called to a 'disturbance' at a house on Kings Road in OId Trafford at around 7.45pm on Wednesday evening (May 31) where it was discovered a man had suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders.

The victim was identified locally as 21-year-old Salah Eldin Adam.

A 15-year-old boy was later arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and a 16-year-old boy