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27 July 2011
Last updated at 09:15 ET
A 72-year-old florist has been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in a robbery at a shop in Greater Manchester.
Police were called to the shop on Shrewsbury Street, Old Trafford, at 21:40 BST on Tuesday.
A 30-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries and died a short time later.
Shop owner Cecil Coley, was taken to hospital with minor injuries and is being held on suspicion of murder.
The dead man is believed to have been one of a number of men who tried to rob the shop.
'Real shock' Police said a gun was found at the scene and was being forensically examined.
Ch Supt Mark Roberts said: "Police in the area became aware of a disturbance at the florists.
"On attendance, there were a number of people in and around the shop and a number of men had fled the scene.
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Attempts were made to revive the stabbed man but he later died
He said it was not clear what the "full circumstances" were.
"We could speculate on what has gone on but that will come out in the investigation," he continued.
"Someone in the area has been in possession of a firearm.
"It's not clear where that firearm has come from."
Neighbour Mavis Ferguson, 71, said she saw an injured man "lying in the road".
"A lady from the community centre was trying to revive him but I knew he was dead," she said. "I could see the blood."
She also said she saw another man shouting: " 'Who has got a car? That's my brother'."
Another resident, Lee Spivy, 30, said he tried to do CPR on the man who had been stabbed.
He added: "It's terrible. I am gutted I couldn't save him. There was nothing I could do. I tried my best."
Phil Rawlings, the Rector of nearby St Brides Church, said: "It's a real shock. It will have ripples right the way through the community but this place is really resilient."
The road remains cordoned off while police investigate.
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Police were called to the shop on Shrewsbury Street, Old Trafford, at 21:40 BST on Tuesday.
A 30-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries and died a short time later.
Shop owner Cecil Coley, was taken to hospital with minor injuries and is being held on suspicion of murder.
The dead man is believed to have been one of a number of men who tried to rob the shop.
'Real shock' Police said a gun was found at the scene and was being forensically examined.
Ch Supt Mark Roberts said: "Police in the area became aware of a disturbance at the florists.
"On attendance, there were a number of people in and around the shop and a number of men had fled the scene.
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play.Attempts were made to revive the stabbed man but he later died
He said it was not clear what the "full circumstances" were.
"We could speculate on what has gone on but that will come out in the investigation," he continued.
"Someone in the area has been in possession of a firearm.
"It's not clear where that firearm has come from."
Neighbour Mavis Ferguson, 71, said she saw an injured man "lying in the road".
"A lady from the community centre was trying to revive him but I knew he was dead," she said. "I could see the blood."
She also said she saw another man shouting: " 'Who has got a car? That's my brother'."
Another resident, Lee Spivy, 30, said he tried to do CPR on the man who had been stabbed.
He added: "It's terrible. I am gutted I couldn't save him. There was nothing I could do. I tried my best."
Phil Rawlings, the Rector of nearby St Brides Church, said: "It's a real shock. It will have ripples right the way through the community but this place is really resilient."
The road remains cordoned off while police investigate.
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