London – Two of the attack victims of the Manchester synagogue seemed to have been fired by police officers who tried to stop the assailant, the great Manchester police said Friday.
One of the victims with apparent gunshot wounds died during the attack and the other remains hospitalized, police said.
“The pathologist of the Ministry of Interior has reported that he has provisionally determined that one of the deceased victims would seem to have suffered a wound consisting with a shooting injury,” police chief Stephen Watson said in a statement.
A forensic officer works on the scene of a stabbing incident in the Synagogue of the Heaton Park Congregation, in Crumpall, Manchester, England, on Friday, October 3, 2025, the attack took place on Thursday.
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Police said they determined that the victims who were shot were probably beaten by the police because the suspect, who was shot dead by the police, was not in possession of firearms, according to their initial investigation.
Police alleged that Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, British citizen of Syrian descent, led a vehicle to a crowd outside the Synagogue of the Heaton Park Congregation of Heaton Park on Thursday on Thursday. Then he supposedly left the vehicle and began attacking people with a blade, the actions that the police said they were a terrorist incident.
As the attack was developed, the congregants blocked inside the synagogue, keeping al-Shamie outside. Then he was beaten and killed by police shots, authorities said.
The investigators of the police crime scene work on the road outside the Synagogue of the Heaton Park Congregation in Crumpall, North Manchester, on October 3, 2025, after an attack on the synagogue on Thursday.
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The police investigation continues on the scene near the Synagogue of the Heaton Park Congregation in Manchester, England, on Friday, October 3, 2025, where two people died in a terrorist attack on Thursday.
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It was believed that both that seemed to have been beaten by the police were taking refuge inside the synagogue, where they were “together” behind a door while “the faithful acted bravely to prevent the attacker from entering,” said the police.
The two killed victims were identified by the police as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66.
Daulby’s family in a statement called a “hero” who died while trying to save others.
“He was a beloved brother, a loving uncle of his four nieces and a nephew and an appreciated cousin,” said the family. “The family is shocked by the tragic and sudden death of such a lovely man. His final act was of deep courage and will always be remembered for his heroic act.”
Greater Manchester police published a photo of the victim of the synagogue, Adrian Daulby, 53.
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The police did not immediately say which of the victims seemed to have been hit by shots. The victim who was shot and injured was one of the three who received treatment for injuries in local hospitals, police said Friday.
Three additional suspects, two men and one woman, were also arrested and arrested under suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of terrorism acts, police said Thursday.
Meanwhile, Al-Shamie’s family issued a statement condemning “this atrocious act, which addressed peaceful and innocent civilians.”
“We completely distance ourselves from this attack and express our deep shock and pain for what has happened,” said the family. “Our hearts and thoughts are with the victims and their families, and we pray by strength and comfort.”
