Two men arrested in connection with Greater Manchester shootings

Two men have been arrested in connection with shootings in Stockport and south Manchester. Investigations were launched after shots were fired at the DRIP burger bar in Burnage and on Wilmslow Road in Stockport in April this year.

Early morning raids were carried out by police in Failsworth and Crumpsall on Wednesday (June 21) before two men, aged 28, were arrested and taken into custody to be quizzed by detectives.

Firearms officers and the Tactical Aid Unit attended, with one man arrested at his home and the other at a hotel following what police have called an 'intensive' investigation.

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The Manchester Evening News previously reported how a gunman opened fire just before 11pm on April 30 at the burger restaurant on Kingsway in Burnage. DRIP has since been closed by the council and Greater Manchester Police.

Detective Inspector Lee Newburn said "These arrests are the result of an intensive and ongoing investigation into the incidents of firearms discharges in Stockport and Manchester in April and May.

"We do not tolerate firearms being used at all in Greater Manchester, and in particular within communities where people are trying to live their lives peacefully.

"We want the members of these communities to know that we are actively pursuing those who we believe are in possession of firearms and they will be severely dealt with."

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Greater Manchester Police via 101 or by calling the independent charity - Crimestoppers - anonymously on 0800 555 111.