POLICE believe a 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed after an ‘altercation’.
A murder investigation was launched after the teenager was knifed in a ‘targeted’ attack on Raby Street, near Millennium Park, in Moss Side, at about 4.15pm on Thursday.
The victim has been named by his loved ones as Prince WalkerAyeni.
Greater Manchester Police have now revealed new details about the incident on a public portal, where information can be submitted by anyone with information.
On the portal, officers said they believe an ‘altercation’ had taken place around the Quinney Crescent and Raby Street area just before the attack.
The altercation was ‘between the victim and a group of youths’, police added. The teenager was found ‘collapsed’ on the ground but sadly died.
In full, the details of the incident on the portal read: “Emergency services attended Raby Street Manchester around 1615 hours on the 4th April. On attendance, officers located a 17-year-old male collapsed on the pavement.
“It is believed an altercation had taken place around the Quinney Crescent/Raby Street area between the male and a group of youths.
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