The 23-year-old man was discovered with stab wounds following an attack in Brightmeadow Close, Breightmet early on Sunday
Neighbours have spoken of their shock after a man died after being stabbed in Bolton.
The 23-year-old man was discovered with stab wounds following an attack in Breightmet, on Sunday.
Officers were called to an address on Brightmeadow Close at around 4.15am.
The man was taken to hospital where he later died.
Detectives from Greater Manchester Police’s Major Incident Team have launched an investigation alongside police in Bolton.
Brightmeadow Close has been cordoned off since the early hours of Sunday.
Crime Scene Investigators are currently at the scene and the road has been closed to traffic and pedestrians. It is expected to remain closed for some time.
A group of around 10 people - understood to be friends of the murdered man - laid flowers at the scene of the incident but declined to speak to the M.E.N.
Neighbours said they were shocked and upset to hear about the stabbing.
One lady, who lives nearby, said she saw six police cars at the scene when she left her house on Sunday morning.
Still on this case, Police have arrested
four men on suspicion of murder and violent conduct.
Officers discovered the victim after being called to an address on Brightmeadow Close at 4.15am on Sunday.
He died a short time later in hospital, and his family are being informed.
Local officers are now working with detectives from Greater Manchester Police's Major Incident Team, who have launched a murder investigation.
Detective Chief Inspector Howard Millington, from the Major Incident
Team said: "First and foremost our thoughts go out to the family and
friends of this young man.
"Anyone who may have witnessed the disturbance or seen anything suspicious before or after police arrived to get in touch so we can give this man's family and friends the answers they deserve
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