'Finish him': How Cheetham Hill, Doddington, Gooch and Salford gangs waged war in Greater Manchester's pubs and clubs
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester has long been famed for its legendary nightlife scene. But while the city is home to an array of celebrated pubs and clubs, others have become renowned for all the wrong reasons.
Over the years, Greater Manchester's drinking establishments have witnessed some horrendous acts of violence. During the 1990s, soaring gun crime saw Manchester earn the unwanted nickname 'Gunchester'.
As rival gangs waged war on each other, the violence frequently spilled out into the city's pubs and clubs. READ MORE: The men and women who killed their partners and horrified Greater Manchester From the legendary nightclub that became a gangsters' paradise to the boozer where two would-be assassins were killed with their own guns one Sunday lunchtime, these are some of the shocking incidents that have taken place in Greater Manchester's pubs and clubs.
It was the pub shooting that sparked a revenge campaign of 'biblical' proportions. As regulars at the Ship Inn in Salford watched Manchester United play Leeds on television, a gunman burst in and opened fire.
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