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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
John Scheerhout

Two years on, terrible pain and grief remain for the families of young men blasted to death at a Moss Side lockdown party

The grieving families of two men shot dead during a lockdown party in Moss Side have described their continuing pain on the second anniversary of the shocking double murder as the police hunt for the 'dangerous' prime suspect continues.

Police believe Cheriff Tall, 21, was shot first when a row suddenly erupted with the gunman - and moments later father-of-three Abayomi 'Junior' Ajose, 36, a support worker, was also gunned down after he stepped in to help. Both men were shot in the head during a lockdown party held in a car park off Caythorpe Street, Moss Side, in the early hours of June 21, 2020.

The name of the suspect, believed to be from Birmingham, was very quickly known by police and the community of Moss Side but he has so far managed to evade capture. Detectives suspect he may now have fled the country.

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