{"id":33711,"date":"2026-05-11T12:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/33711\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:43:14","slug":"major-update-in-manchester-murder-probe-after-musician-stabbed-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/33711\/","title":{"rendered":"Major update in Manchester murder probe after musician stabbed to death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adrian Brown, known as Dre, was killed in Moss Side, Manchester<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dre Brown\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778503393_501_2_image-5.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Dre Brown\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dre Brown(Image: Facebook)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police have made several more arrests in connection with a murder investigation in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/moss-side\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Moss Side<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The probe was launched after a man in his 30s <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/greater-manchester-news\/moss-side-crime-scene-live-33917971\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">was stabbed on Raby Street<\/a> at around 11pm on Friday (May 8). The man, who has since been named by friends as musician Dre Brown, died a short time later in hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Following the incident, an 18 year-old male was arrested on suspicion of murder. He remains in custody for questioning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"Click hereLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=b8052254-66af-41f3-9dae-7bbb0e3391c6&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A 26-year-old woman <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/greater-manchester-news\/police-make-second-arrest-following-33921476\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">was then arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.<\/a> In an update issued today (Monday, May 11) a spokesperson for <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/greater-manchester-police\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Greater Manchester Police<\/a> confirmed another man, aged 24, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two men, aged 25 and 38, have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. All five suspects remain in custody to be quizzed by detectives from GMP&#8217;s Major Incident team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Investigations remain ongoing on the scene on Raby Street. On Saturday, a forensic tent was erected within the police cordon on the street as forensic officers scoured the scene for evidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The victim, whose full first name was Adrian but he was known as Dre, was a musician, going by the name StanaMan. He is understood to have had three children.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police and forensic officers at a scene on Raby Street in Moss Side\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778503394_173_0_JRP_MEN_090526_police_008JPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Police and forensic officers at a scene on Raby Street in Moss Side\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police and forensic officers at a scene on Raby Street in Moss Side(Image: Jason Roberts \/Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A number of floral tributes have been left near the scene whilst messages continue to flood in on social media. One friend said: &#8220;RIP, Dre. You will be sadly missed. Gone far too soon. You were such a kind soul and amazing father.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police are continuing to appeal for any witnesses, or anyone with footage of the incident, to come forward. Detective Chief Inspector Louise Edwards, from our Major Incident Team said: &#8220;We now have five people in custody following this tragic incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;These additional arrests mark a significant step in our investigation and show our continued commitment to securing justice for the victim and his family. Our officers are working at pace to establish the full circumstances as officers on scene are conducting investigations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Information can be reported to GMP on 101 or via the LiveChat service at gmp.police.uk, quoting log 4069 of 08\/05\/26. Alternatively you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adrian Brown, known as Dre, was killed in Moss Side, Manchester Dre Brown(Image: Facebook) Police have made several&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33712,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[3627,5,6],"class_list":["post-33711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uk","tag-moss-side","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116556005606886449","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}