A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two men were stabbed to death in Manchester. At around 5am today, Sunday, police were called to reports that two people had suffered stab wounds on Great Southern Street in Moss Side. Emergency services attended and, despite the best efforts of first responders, two men were treated for their injuries but died.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said a 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in custody for questioning. The force said it is "not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident". GMP added that after enquiries it is thought the suspect and one of the victims were known to each other.
Chief Superintendent David Meeney, district commander for GMP's City of Manchester division, said: “This morning, two lives have been lost in our community, and our thoughts go to their families who have lost a loved one today. “We are treating this as an isolated incident with no threat to the wider public. “We have launched a murder investigation, and detectives from our major incident team continue to work diligently conducting CCTV trawls and speaking to witnesses to find out what has happened to the victims.
“We swiftly made an arrest this morning and we are not looking for anyone else in relation to this. “We understand the shockwaves that this devastating news will have caused in the local community and further afield across Greater Manchester. "We have placed a number of local neighbo.
