Man, 36, arrested in Turkey over 2020 Moss Side double murder

Mixed · 2Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said a 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder over the fatal shooting of two men more than six years ago. 1 2 Mixed · 2The man was detained in Turkey and transported back to England on Saturday, where GMP officers met him at Stansted Airport; he remains in custody and has not been named. 1 2 Mixed · 2Junior Ajose, 36, and Cheriff Tall, 21, were shot dead at a lockdown party in a car park in the Moss Side area of Manchester in the early hours of 21 June 2020. 1 2

Centre · 1The BBC reports the two men did not know each other and were both shot in the head in a car park off Caythorne Street shortly before 01:00 BST, dying in hospital. 1 Left · 1Metro reports that a gunman shot Tall first before killing Ajose, who had stepped in to help. 2 Mixed · 2GMP estimated that between 300 and 400 people were in the car park that night, and officers believe some could still hold crucial eyewitness accounts. 1 2

Mixed · 2Det Ch Insp Neil Higginson of GMP's major incident team said the arrest "demonstrates our unwavering commitment to securing justice" for the victims and their loved ones, and described years of warrants, evidence analysis and examination of seized devices. 1 2 Left · 1Higginson said the arrest was a significant development but the work was "far from over", that the force is still seeking any outstanding suspects, and that some people who were there have not yet spoken to police. 2 Mixed · 2A £50,000 reward remains available for information leading to the conviction of the killer; GMP had issued a further appeal on the fifth anniversary of the deaths last year, and Metro says several other people have been arrested and questioned and phones seized over the years. 1 2