Manchester Synagogue Attack Kills Two; Police Shot Suspect

On Yom Kippur a man identified as Jihad al-Shamie attacked worshippers outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Crumpsall, north Manchester, ramming his car into pedestrians and then stabbing people before armed officers shot him dead. Two local Jewish men—Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66—were killed and three others were seriously injured. A Home Office pathologist has provisionally determined that one of the deceased suffered a wound consistent with a gunshot, and Greater Manchester Police say the only shots fired were by their Authorised Firearms Officers and that the suspect did not have a firearm, raising the possibility a victim was accidentally struck by police fire. Police said the device worn by the attacker was not viable, and the incident is being treated as terrorism. Forensic examinations and broader investigations, including arrests, are ongoing.