Student, 23, shot dead at point blank rage in 'totally random attack' outside McDonalds (UK)

Mail Online ^ | Dec 26, 2011 | Rob Cooper

[expat1000]

A student was shot was shot dead today at point blank range in a random attack outside a McDonalds, police said.

Armed response units were scrambled to the scene in Salford, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of the morning after the 23-year-old was attacked.

The Indian victim, who was studying at Lancaster University, was taken to hospital but was later pronounced dead. Murder probe: Police cordon off the scene following the random shooting in the early hours of the morning

Murder probe: Police cordon off the scene following the random shooting in the early hours of the morning

He was part of a group of nine male and female students, all Indian, who were staying in a nearby hotel for a break in Manchester over the Christmas holidays.

He was out with two friends and heading towards the city centre when the gunman approached and engaged the victim in a 'very short' conversation at around 1.30am this morning.

A moment later the killer pulled out the handgun and shot the student in the side of the head, police said. He collapsed to the ground as his killer ran off.

[yank in the UK]

My wife is English, and so are my kids. That’s why I live here. I can’t convince them to move to the USA, so I’m outvoted 3 to 1

[Mitch86]

I have to admit, i’ve only been to Sunderland twice, once for the football (at the Stadium of Sh*te!) and once to visit a mate at uni.

My overall impression are that’s it’s pretty bloody grim. Newcastle seems much nicer

[null and void]

Time to ditch the democracy and reincorporate as a benevolent dictatorship, I’d say...