which ended with two people being shot dead.Cheriff Tall, 21, and Abayomi Ajose, 36, were both shot in the head from close range.
Residents had reported the event to police earlier that night but senior police said they didn't intervene as there was no 'specific criminal activity''.Today (Friday) it emerged police did respond to a similar event on St Stephen's Close, a cul-de-sac in Longsight, one of 39 illegal gatherings recorded by the police in the last two weeks.Greater Manchester Police said the force received reports at around 10pm of a gathering of about 150 people.Officers were sent to the scene and 'successfully dispersed' the group, according to GMP.They tried to engage with people there but were met with 'hostility'.One officer.
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