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| A 23-year-old man has been killed and two others, including a teenager, have been injured in two shooting incidents. | A 23-year-old man has been killed and two others, including a teenager, have been injured in two shooting incidents. |
| Police were called to a shooting in Frobisher Close, Chorlton-on-Medlock, just after midnight. | |
| A man was taken to hospital where he died. A 33-year-old with gunshot wounds admitted himself to hospital. | A man was taken to hospital where he died. A 33-year-old with gunshot wounds admitted himself to hospital. |
| A 14-year-old boy was taken to hospital after a shooting in nearby Hulme. Officers have not said if the two shootings were linked. | |
| Officers did confirm both incidents occurred close to midnight and were near each other. | |
| Armed guard | Armed guard |
| A spokeswoman for North West Ambulance Service said it had taken a boy from Stretford Road in Hulme to Hope Hospital in Salford. | A spokeswoman for North West Ambulance Service said it had taken a boy from Stretford Road in Hulme to Hope Hospital in Salford. |
| The boy was suffering from serious gunshot wounds to his right leg. | The boy was suffering from serious gunshot wounds to his right leg. |
| It is understood the two men shot in Chorlton-on-Medlock went to Manchester Royal Infirmary. | |
| A police spokesperson said armed and unarmed officers were patrolling the area. | |
| Hospital officials also confirmed a police armed guard is in place at Manchester Royal Infirmary. | |
| Police have sealed off Hulme Park and the surrounding streets. A bicycle was lying on the ground within the police cordon. | |
| A 24-year-old man, Ucal Chin, of Frobisher Close in Chorlton-on-Medlock, was killed in a drive-by shooting near his home last month. | |
| And a teenage boy was injured in a drive-by shooting on Hartington Road in Moss Side earlier this week. |