"What has happened here is everybody's problem": Community left reeling after post Carnival shooting

A man shot dead in the street after a weekend of joyous celebrations. Multiple people hospitalised after a knife brawl just hours later. It has opened up old wounds for the people of Moss Side - but after two days of partying and live music in glorious sun, those living in the once-troubled suburb won't let it dampen their spirits and are undeterred in their battle to ensure it remains a safe community for all.

The hard work of volunteers and community groups to rid Moss Side of its gang and violence reputation over recent decades cannot be understated. In the 90s and 00s Moss Side became a byword for gang and gun crime - but things have changed.

So when a lifelong resident of Rosebery Street describes rarer incidents such as the early morning fatal shooting of a young man today (August 15) 'knocking the wind' out of the community he means it. "I used to sit and eat a bowl of cereal on the front step and watch these kinds of scenes four or five times a week, but it's not like that anymore," he said.

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"When it does happens it knocks the wind out of the community and it's sad to see. It's like we're a boxer getting knocked to the canvas having to recover each year this happens."

He was on the park which connects Rosebery Street and Clarendon Road at the time where hundreds of people were 'packed like sardines' partying after the end of a successful Caribbean Festival celebrating its 50th anniversary. Those joyous scenes are ones which have graced the streets of Moss Side in years gone by, celebrating the suburbs' long African and Caribbean history.

Many others who spoke to the MEN lamented the 'bad apples' who ruined a good weekend and return of the Carnival after two years away and were frustrated to see the