Paul Massey

On 2 June 2018, Mark Fellows was charged with Massey's murder and also that of Massey's close friend, Liverpool gangster, John Kinsella, and was subsequently sentenced to a whole life order.

On 26 July 2015, Massey was shot dead outside his home on Manchester Road, Clifton by a lone gunman. Mark Fellows, the killer, was reported to have been wearing military style fatigues and carried a weapon "similar to a sub machine gun". Greater Manchester Police offered a £50,000 reward for information pertaining to the killing of Massey.

Authorities in the Manchester area feared an escalation in gang-violence related to Massey's death. Manchester police believe that the shooting of a 29-year-old woman and her seven-year-old son was linked to retribution for the Massey killing. From January–December 2015, there were 19 shootings in Salford.

In 2012, following his 2007 release from Frankland Prison, Massey announced he was running for mayor of Salford. Massey finished seventh out of ten candidates.

In 1999, Massey was sentenced to 14 years in prison for stabbing a man in the groin.

Massey was given the nickname "Mr. Big" by city councillor Joe Burrows during a meeting in 1992 held to address ongoing civil disturbances in Salford.

In the 1990s, Massey established several security companies. Through these businesses, he and his gang were able to control the doors of several Manchester-area nightclubs. At the time of his death, the regional organised crime squad was investigating Massey over allegations of money-laundering.

Paul Massey (7 January 1960 – 26 July 2015), nicknamed Mr. Big, was an English mobster and Salford businessman. He was gunned down outside his home by Mark Fellows on 26 July 2015.