A bloody cycle of gangland revenge led to notorious Lee Amos' death in prison
Notorious gangster and former leader of the feared Gooch Gang Lee "Cabbo" Amos, who died in prison last week, plotted revenge when his 21-year-old brother was killed.
Stephen and a friend were outside the venue when they were the victims of a drive-by shooting. Both had earlier attended a family birthday party and had then taken a taxi to the bar which Stephen knew well, the MEN reports. Det Supt Kevin Duffy said: ''We have yet to establish a motive for this murder and when we do, it will hopefully lead us to those responsible. It is always terribly sad when someone so young is killed and in this case, so much more so when it is clear that he had such a promising future.''He and fellow gangster Colin "Piggy" Joyce had carved fearsome reputations as members of the Young Gooch Close gang.
Gilbert himself had been linked to the Longsight Crew following a showdown between the gang and Moss Side's Gooch Close crew in Manchester Royal Infirmary. But after serving a 20-month sentence for affray he tried to build a new life as a family man. But the justice provided by the law wasn't enough for Amos and the time he spent in prison did little to deter him from the gang life. There was nothing to suggest that either Ucal or Tyrone had anything to do with his brother's killing.
Bell had received £500,000 in compensation after a motorcycle accident left him paralysed from the waist down. Using his wealth he ruled through a mixture of fear and reward, buying the loyalty and respect of those around him with gems, Rolex watches and bulletproof jackets. But after the attacks which claimed the lives of Tyrone Gilbert and Ucal Chin, GMP launched what was then its biggest ever organised crime investigation.
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