15/08/2014

Murder Investigation Launched Into Body Found In Manchester

Police in Manchester have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a man's body on Friday morning.

Police say that the body of a 38-year-old man was found outside a property on Otter Drive in Cheetham Hill at about 07:30 this morning.

They say that the man had injuries consistent with gunshot wounds.

A postmortem is due to be carried out later today.

Police say they are treating the case as murder.

(MH/CD)

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