Detectives hunting lockdown party double murderer offer £50k reward - after suspect fled the country
21.06.2023 - 19:53
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Detectives investigating a shocking double murder at a Moss Side lockdown party have offered a £50,000 for information which brings the killer to justice.
Officers today (Wednesday) made the offer on the third anniversary of the fatal shootings of Cheriff Tall, 21, and Abayomi 'Junior' Ajose, 36.
Police believe Cheriff was shot first when a row suddenly erupted with the gunman - and moments later father-of-three 'Junior', a support worker, was also gunned down after he stepped in to help. Both men were shot in the head during a lockdown party held in a car park off Caythorpe Street, Moss Side, in the early hours of June 21, 2020.
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The name of the suspect, believed to be from Birmingham, was very quickly known by police and the community of Moss Side but he has so far managed to evade capture. Detectives believe he has fled the country.
Police believe the prime suspect, with a number of associates, had travelled up from Birmingham to attend the party and then fled afterwards. Police have made a number of arrests in the Midlands but so far nobody has been charged.
Despite a pain-staking investigation in which police have tracked down or interviewed hundreds of people who were at the party, which breached lockdown rules in force at the time, detectives have been confronted a wall of silence.
Now detectives have put up a £50,000 reward for information which leads to a conviction. Officers say people at the party will have seen parts of the shooting incident or the the verbal argument which preceded it.
Police have not found the handgun involved in the shooting but found three shells at the scene. They suspect the incident may also have been