article: Paul Massey was shot five times outside his Salford home on 26 July 2015 in what police believe to be a gang feud. No-one has been arrested over the killing of the 55-year-old security boss, who was jailed for 14 years in 1999 for stabbing a man outside a club. A full inquest is expected after police complete their criminal investigation. The victim's partner, eight other members of his family and detectives attended Bolton Coroner's Court for a brief pre-inquest hearing. Jennifer Leeming, senior coroner for Manchester West, asked the senior officer in the case: "I understand these inquiries, the inquiries touching on the death of Mr Massey, are still active inquiries and I understand that there's reason to suppose that charges will result, is that right?" Det Supt Howard Millington, of Greater Manchester Police, replied: "That's right. We are still providing evidence to the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service)." Massey was dubbed Mr Big by the late Salford councillor Joe Burrows at a town hall meeting to discuss civil disturbances in 1992. He was jailed in 1999 for 14 years after he stabbed a man in the groin outside a club in Manchester, severing an artery. He was a well-known figure in his home city of Salford and had been involved with security firms operating in Manchester and beyond. A Â£50,000 reward is still on offer for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killers. A further pre-inquest hearing was scheduled for 17 May.
summary: Detectives are still gathering evidence into the death of a convicted criminal once branded "Mr Big", a pre-inquest hearing has heard.