Sir Alex Ferguson joked that his late wife Lady Cathy would have killed him for recently spending £650,000 on two horses, following his excellent win in the Bahrain International Trophy last week.
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A member of staff was shot as he tried to diffuse trouble at a sell-out Halloween party, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. The victim, in his 20s, was blasted in the leg outside the venue.
The incident happened in a loading bay outside Un.titled Studios in Eccles where the event billed as "Magic City Massacre" was being staged. The ticketed party attracted up to 700 revellers from across the UK, including Birmingham, Liecester, and Scotland.
The venue is in Astor Road, on an industrial estate off Eccles New Road, and is also used for fashion and advertsing photo sessions. The Manchester Evening News understands that a group of around eight people were asked to leave the party after a row began inside.
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The ejected group went outside but continued to cause trouble. A member of staff then also went outside to see what was happening. Police believe at that point one of the ejected group pulled out a gun and fired twice The member of staff was hit in the leg and was later taken by a friend to hospital.
Detectives are trying to establish if the gunman was with a group that were local or from outside the region. The victim, who is from Greater Manchester, is recovering in hospital and his injuries are not life-threatening. GMP has launched a major investigation into the shooting, called Operation Affluent. The incident is being treated as attempted murder.
Police say the victim, who is in his twenties, went outside the venue at around 2.30am on Sunday (October 29) and was shot. Officers were then called to reports of a
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