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Ellen Kirwin

Attempted murder suspects named after petrol station shooting

Two men were charged with attempted murder after a shooting in Wirral.

The incident took place at 4.10pm on Tuesday, November 16, 2019, at a busy petrol station in Birkenhead.

Emergency services were called to the junction of Balls Road East and Borough Road after a man was shot in the shoulder and leg.

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Officers believed that the passenger of a motorbike fired shots, before two motorbikes were ridden off towards Prenton Park.

Casings were found at the nearby Shell Garage at the time of the crime.

A short time later a man was admitted to hospital with shoulder and leg injuries.

Police have now confirmed that two men were charged in connection with the incident.

John Frederick Lewis, 21, of Home Farm Road, Woodchurch and Connor William Chapman, 21, of Woodland Road, Woodchurch have been charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

They have been remanded into custody to appear at Wirral Magistrates Court today, Tuesday, December 7.

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