Salford pub shooting sees man gunned down

 

The unnamed man was brought into the city's Hope Hospital with a gunshot wound at around 3.10am this morning. However he subsequently died of his injuries. It is believed he was shot during a fight at the Wellington pub on Salford's Regent Road, some time before 3am. Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan, Salford divisional commander, described the shooting as a 'terrible loss of life' but added that initial investigations had suggested there was no wider threat to the neighbourhood. Police have appealed for witnesses to the shooting to come forward (Picture: Getty Images)   He also appealed for witnesses to the shooting to come forward. 'We now have a team of officers from the Major Incident Team talking to witnesses and conducting inquiries, but we believe the key to this lies with the people in the pub at the time of the incident,' Mr Mulligan said. 'We will be trying to identify everyone who was in the pub in the lead-up to the incident so I want to ask anyone who was there to come forward,' he added. 'I understand your concerns about speaking to the police, but we have a number of ways of ensuring you will be protected. 'Please bear in mind that a family is mourning the loss of a life today and your information could help them get the answers they need.' A post-mortem was due to be carried out on the victim later today.

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