Caught on camera: Moment grenade is hurled at a house shortly after man was gunned down in similar gangland hit

A video showing the horrific moment two men launch a grenade at a house shortly after a similar attack killed a grieving father has been released by police.

It shows two men approach the house in the middle of the morning before they pull the pin out of the grenade and throw it at the property.

The pair then run off but the effects of the blast can clearly be seen on the video as smoke and dust billows around the front of the building.

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Horrific: A video showing the moment two men launch a grenade at a house shortly after a grieving father was murdered in a similar incident has been released by police. This image shows the man on the right pulling the pin out of the grenade

Violent: The man on the right prepares to launch the grenade at the house

Attack: The man can clearly be seen throwing the grenade. The attack happened ten minutes after David Short was killed in a similar incident at a different property The grenade attack seen in the video took place outside a house on Luke Road in Droylsden, Manchester. No body was injured during this incident. However, ten minutes earlier, the body of 46-year-old David Short was found at a house on Folkestone Road East in Clayton after police were called there following reports of gunshots.

There had also been an explosion at the address, which was caused by a grenade. It took place after his son Mark, 23, was shot dead as a gunman opened fire in a pub in the city in May. His father had previously branded his son's murderers 'cowards'. RELATED ARTICLES Previous

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Next Police arrest second man over grieving father killed weeks... Share this article Share David's body was found when police responded to reports of gunfire at the address in Folkestone Road East at around 10.30am. On Friday, police named 29-year-old Dale Cregan as a man they wanted to question following the two attacks earlier that day. Cregan, who has one eye, is also wanted in connection with the murder of David's son Mark at the Cotton Tree Pub on May 25.



Escape: The two men run away from the house after throwing the grenade

Dangerous: The effects of the blast can be seen in the bottom right - with smoke billowing into the front of the property

Greater Manchester Police today also named a second man they would like to speak to in connection with two attacks on Friday, as 33-year-old Anthony Wilkinson from the Beswick area of Manchester.

Michelle Short, the wife of David and mother of Mark, paid tribute to her husband in a statement released by police.

She said: 'Dave was a loving husband, a fantastic father to Stacey and Mark and an amazing granddad to Maddisson, Karson and Mark Junior, who he idolised.

'Dave's family was everything to him, he would always be there for family and friends when they needed him.

'They have taken my son Mark and now my loving husband Dave.

'They may have broken our hearts but they will never break our spirits. One way or another we shall get through this.'

Victims: David Short, with his son Mark, who died in May. Mark died after being shot, while David was the target of a grenade attack

Close: Father David Short, right, with his son Mark. The pair of them have both been killed within weeks of each other in shootings in Manchester

A 37-year-old man who was arrested on Saturday in Salford on suspicion of murder has been bailed pending further inquiries.

A second man, aged 25 was also arrested late last night on suspicion of murder in connection with Friday's attacks. He remains in police custody for questioning.

Amateur boxer Mark Short was shot in the neck at the Cotton Tree Pub in the Droylsden area of the city after a gunman walked in and opened fire.

Three other men were also shot during the attack and suffered leg and back injuries.

Mathew James, 32, from Clayton, Manchester, appeared in court today charged with the murder of Mark and three counts of attempted murder.

Police have named Dale Cregan, left, and Anthony Wilkinson, right as men they would like to speak too following the death of David Short



Emergency services, including an Army bomb disposal unit were deployed to two addresses near Manchester after shootings were reported on Friday



James' case was sent to Manchester Crown Court and he was remanded in custody.

Two other men, Luke Livesey, 27, from Hattersley, and Damien Gorman, 38, from Glossop, were charged with Mark Short's murder and three counts of attempted murder last week.

A Home Office post-mortem examination concluded that he died from multiple gunshot wounds and a blast injury.

Armed police have staged high-visibility patrols in the Clayton and Droylsden areas since the attacks on Friday.







