Boy, 14, is rushed to hospital after being stabbed at Manchester city centre car park

Published: 12:01 EDT, 17 October 2026 | Updated: 12:28 EDT, 17 October 2026 A 14-year-old boy has been seriously injured following a stabbing in a car park in Manchester.Emergency services including armed police were called to the Arndale Centre in Manchester city centre at 3.20pm on Saturday, October 17 where a teenage boy was taken to hospital with 'serious injuries'.Multiple Greater Manchester Police (GMP) vans and cars were seen parked outside the shopping centre, including on High Street, Dantzic Street and Withy Grove. At least two armed response units were also deployed to the centre, alongside GMP's Tactical Aid Unit. GMP has said enquiries into the incident are ongoing but have not confirmed if any arrests have been made. A witness, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Daily Mail she was walking near Shudehill in the city centre where she saw 'police cars, sirens and ambulances'.She said: 'I was scared. I vacated the area as soon as possible because there were lots of sirens and police cars everywhere.' A spokesperson for the force said: 'At 3.20pm we were called to reports of a stabbing in a car park at Manchester Arndale.'Emergency services attended, and a 14-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.'Enquiries are ongoing.' A 14-year-old boy has been seriously injured following a stabbing in a car park at the Arndale Centre in Manchester