Man charged with attempted murder over shooting

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A gun was fired in Westbourne Road in Wolverhampton on 18 December, police said

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A man has been charged with attempted murder after another man was shot in Wolverhampton last month.

The victim was treated in hospital with potentially life-changing injuries after a gun was fired in Westbourne Road on 18 December, West Midlands Police said.

The defendant, aged 21, has also been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to commit an offence and is due before magistrates in Birmingham on Thursday.

A second man, aged 24, who was arrested from an address in Wolverhampton on Tuesday, has been released on police bail as inquiries continue, the force added.

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