Armed Police Shoot Suspect at Manchester Synagogue

Police and emergency services responded to a reported stabbing at or outside the Heaton Park synagogue on Middleton Road in Crumpsall, Manchester during Yom Kippur, with a large cordon and road closures in place. Greater Manchester Police and the North West Ambulance Service declared a major/serious incident as paramedics treated multiple injured and the public was urged to avoid the area. Armed officers fired at and shot a suspected knifeman who did not gain access to the synagogue; the suspect is believed to have been shot and may be alive. Accounts of injuries and the method of attack vary — several outlets report multiple people stabbed while at least one report says four people were injured and mentions an alleged car ramming — and emergency services say they are still assessing the situation. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the immediate danger appears to be over, praised the swift response, and authorities said investigations are ongoing.