Three people have been arrested so far, including one at Manchester Airport
Police at the scene on Sunday(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)
A 19-year-old man who was stabbed to death in a Bury car park has been named.
The teenager was found with multiple stab wounds in the car park of the Powerleague football complex, next to Bury College, on Market Street last Friday night (August 1).
He tragically died from his injuries. Officers arrested three 19-year-old men on suspicion of murder, including one at Manchester Airport.
The victim has since been named as Mohammed Isa Afzal. Greater Manchester Police has described the incident as a ‘targeted attack’.
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Two of the suspects were arrested on Saturday night, one in Bury and one in Bolton. The third was arrested at Manchester Airport in the early hours of Sunday morning.
All three remain in police custody as of this afternoon (Monday), on warrants of further detention.
Forensics in attendance on Saturday(Image: Kenny Brown | Manchester Evening News)
In a statement issued on Sunday, Detective Chief Inspector John Charlton said: “Even though we have three people in custody this is still a live investigation and that will continue today and into next week.
“This was a violent and tragic incident that was witnessed by a lot of people. This incident will have shocked the community and distressed anyone who witnessed it, but we believe this was a targeted attack with no wider threat.
“Our officers will be in the area today and over the next few days as we try to establish what happened in the lead-up to this awful incident. We also have specialist officers supporting the family at this difficult time.”
Forensic officers were seen gathering evidence from the Powerleague car park and a second scene on Valley Mill Lane, near the Roch Valley Greenway, over the weekend.
A forensic tent in place on Valley Mill Lane, linked to the Bury murder investigation(Image: MEN)
Powerleague remained closed throughout the weekend, but reopened this morning (Monday).
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Anyone with information or relevant footage from the incident is asked to call GMP on 101 or online, quoting log number 3354 of August 1, 2025.
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.