Patrols stepped up after shooting

Mohammad Iqbal died in hospital

Police in Manchester have stepped up patrols after a man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting.

Mohammad Arif Iqbal, 26, of Springfield Avenue, Crumpsall, was one of four men sat in a silver Vauxhall Vectra which was shot at on New Year's Eve.

The car was on Huxley Avenue in Cheetham Hill when a man fired a gun at it and ran off at about 1730 GMT.

The men drove to hospital but Mr Iqbal died soon afterwards. Two other men were injured in the incident.

A 27-year-old man was shot in the back and remains in hospital in a serious condition.

A third man, aged 23, suffered a minor graze to his head, possibly from shrapnel, and the fourth man in the car escaped uninjured.

Police have stepped up patrols in the area

Greater Manchester Police have reassured people they have stepped up patrols in the area.

The gunman is described as either mixed race or Asian and between 5ft 7in and 5ft 9in.

The Vauxhall Vectra has since been found and is being forensically examined.

Supt Mark Burtonwood said: "There is a team of experienced officers dedicated to this murder and we will not stop until Mohammed's killer or killers are found and brought to justice.

"We cannot speculate on a motive, but we want to reassure residents that we are doing all we can to get to the bottom of this murder.

"We have been in repeated contact with people in the local community and are meeting local councillors today.

"We have also been in consultation with imams from the local mosques and are planning to meet with them tomorrow to discuss reassuring worshippers during their Friday prayers."