New inquiries into hallway murder

Andrew Boland was at home with his partner and her two children

Police investigating the death of a man who was shot in his hallway will be renewing their inquiries this week.

Andrew Boland, 35, was shot and killed in front of his two sons and partner at their home on Brigade Drive, Stretford, Greater Manchester, in March 2004.

The two masked men shot him in the chest before escaping in a Vauxhall Vectra, seen later on Park Road.

Police are exploring the possibility that his death was connected to a drugs-related issue or debt.

'No angel'

Det Supt Tony Cook said: "This horrific murder may be in the past for many people but for the two little boys who heard the gunshot in their hallway, and for Andrew's partner Angela who watched as he lay dying in front of her, it is still very much in their present.

"Andrew was no angel but he was a well-liked man, adored by his friends and close family, who are devastated and still suffering from his loss.

"Over the years he became involved in drugs, mainly the supply of cannabis.

"We are exploring a number of possible motives and keeping an open mind, but it is possible that his death was in some way connected to a drugs-related issue or debt."

Detectives will be in the Stretford area, speaking to and re-interviewing people in order to follow up on a number of leads over the coming week.

His attackers are described as white, about 5ft 7in tall, and one of them had what has been described as a "wobbly" broken nose.