One of UK's most wanted men guilty of murder after dad gunned down in street

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One of UK's most wanted men guilty of murder after dad gunned down in street
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He was found after fleeing to the Algarve in Portugal

A convicted murderer faces a life sentence after a much loved dad was shot dead when gang warfare exploded on the streets. Wade Cox, 32, blasted Luke Graham at point blank range in broad daylight, as children played nearby.

READ MORE: How the sudden deaths of two friends brought large parts of Greater Manchester to a standstill He is due to be sentenced later today . The trial heard the murder was part of a drugs turf war. "It may well be the activities of Luke Graham and Anton Verigotta as rival drug dealers to Wade Cox and his associates provides some explanation for the extreme hostility that appears to lay behind this shooting," prosecutor Richard Pratt KC said.

As the man inside the house 'did as he was told' and made the call, one of the three men said: ''No funny business or I'll put you one in your leg, just make the phone call." CCTV footage showed a silver Audi containing Cox, a second man, and Mr Halpin, arriving on Birch Street at 4:45pm with all three men going into the property, Mr Pratt said.

"The evidence would seem to suggest Luke Graham is still alive at this moment and he's attempting to get out with Callum Halpin, we say, shutting the door to prevent him," Mr Pratt said. Halpin took the gun off Cox when they went back in the Audi and fled the scene.

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