Two shot in Manchester bar attack

A man and a woman were shot and injured in an attack at a bar in the New Green community of Manchester on Saturday night. 

According to police reports, at approximately 8:45 p.m., the victims were among patrons at the business establishment in New Green square when they were pounced upon by a lone gunman who opened fire hitting them, before escaping.

The woman is said to have sustained gunshot wounds to the head.

The area has seen a flare-up in violence in recent months. 

On March 3, cookshop operator Catherine Matthews, 39, was shot dead, and her husband injured as the two walked home from their shop in the night. 

- Tamara Bailey

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