Police have arrested three people after the death of a 19 year old stabbed to death in Bury on Friday evening
The incident believed to be a targeted attack took place at the Powerleague football complex in Bury, next to Bury College
All three of the arrested suspects are male and aged 19 with the latest being arrested at Manchester Airport at 4:30am this morning.
The other two arrests took place in Bury and Bolton last night.
The investigation is being led by our Major Incident Team.
Detective Chief Inspector John Charlton said: “Even though we have three people in custody this is still a live investigation and that will continue today and into next week.
“This was a violent and tragic incident that was witnessed by a lot of people.
“This incident will have shocked the community and distressed anyone who witnessed it, but we believe this was a targeted attack with no wider threat.
“Our officers will be in the area today and over the next few days as we try to establish what happened in the lead-up to this awful incident.
“We also have specialist officers supporting the family at this difficult time.
“If anyone has any information or was in the area at the time, they should contact us quoting log 3354-01/08/25.”
