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Five Held Over Moss Side Stabbing of Musician Adrian ‘Dre’ Brown

Police describe the attack as targeted.

Overview

  • Greater Manchester Police, which announced four further arrests Monday, now has two suspects held on suspicion of murder and three on suspicion of assisting an offender.
  • Adrian ‘Dre’ Brown, a musician and father-of-three named by friends, died in hospital after he was stabbed on Raby Street late Friday.
  • Monday’s update added a 24-year-old held on suspicion of murder and two men aged 25 and 38 plus a 26-year-old woman held on suspicion of assisting an offender, alongside the 18-year-old arrested Saturday.
  • Forensic officers remain inside a large cordon on Raby Street as detectives ask anyone with CCTV, dashcam or phone video to contact GMP on 101 or via LiveChat, quoting log 4069 of 08/05/26.
  • Brown’s mother and partner shared public tributes and called for justice, and residents voiced worry in a neighborhood that has worked for years to reduce street violence.