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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 drive-by shooting in Frobisher Close, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, just before midnight on Friday. | |
| A man was taken to hospital where he died. A 33-year-old admitted himself to hospital with gunshot wounds. | A man was taken to hospital where he died. A 33-year-old admitted himself to hospital with gunshot wounds. |
| A 14-year-old boy was taken to hospital after another shooting nearby on Stretford Road near Hulme Park. | |
| Officers have not said if the two shootings are linked. | |
| Officers did confirm both incidents occurred close to midnight and were near each other. | Officers did confirm both incidents occurred close to midnight and were near each other. |
| It is thought shots were fired from a green Honda Legend and another car, which were travelling along Marksfield Avenue in Chorlton-on-Medlock. | It is thought shots were fired from a green Honda Legend and another car, which were travelling along Marksfield Avenue in Chorlton-on-Medlock. |
| The shots were fired from the cars into Frobisher Close, towards a group of people who were gathered on the street. | The shots were fired from the cars into Frobisher Close, towards a group of people who were gathered on the street. |
| Both incidents happened at about midnight | Both incidents happened at about midnight |
| The cars drove off but the Honda was later found abandoned on Firethorn Avenue in Burnage. | The cars drove off but the Honda was later found abandoned on Firethorn Avenue in Burnage. |
| This car has been seized for forensic examination. | This car has been seized for forensic examination. |
| The two men shot in Chorlton-on-Medlock went to Manchester Royal Infirmary. | The two men shot in Chorlton-on-Medlock went to Manchester Royal Infirmary. |
| A spokeswoman for North West Ambulance Service said it had taken a boy from Stretford Road in Hulme to Hope Hospital in Salford, suffering from serious gunshot wounds to his right leg. | A spokeswoman for North West Ambulance Service said it had taken a boy from Stretford Road in Hulme to Hope Hospital in Salford, suffering from serious gunshot wounds to his right leg. |
| A police spokesperson said armed and unarmed officers were patrolling the area. | A police spokesperson said armed and unarmed officers were patrolling the area. |
| Hospital officials also confirmed a police armed guard was in place at Manchester Royal Infirmary. | Hospital officials also confirmed a police armed guard was in place at Manchester Royal Infirmary. |
| Police have sealed off both areas while forensic examinations take place. | Police have sealed off both areas while forensic examinations take place. |
| A bicycle was lying on the ground within the police cordon at Hulme Park. | A bicycle was lying on the ground within the police cordon at Hulme Park. |
| 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. | 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. | And a teenage boy was injured in a drive-by shooting on Hartington Road in Moss Side earlier this week. |