Major incident declared following incident on Middleton Road

We’re responding to an incident outside a synagogue on Middleton Road in Manchester.

Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public, and one man had been stabbed.

Firearms officers were deployed at 9.34am as police continued to receive further reports from members of the public that a security guard had been attacked with a knife.

GMP declared PLATO and a major incident at 9.37am.

Shots were fired by Greater Manchester Police firearms officers at 9.38am. One man has been shot, believed to be the offender.

Paramedics arrived at the scene at 9.41 and are tending to members of the public, currently four members of the public with injuries caused by both the vehicle and stab wounds.

Members of the public are asked to avoid the area while the police continue to deal with the incident.