Liverpool triple shooting probe: Man charged
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The cinema in Croxteth was put into lockdown after the incident
A man has been charged after gunshots were fired in three different locations across Liverpool.
The disturbance broke out on Wednesday night and saw gunfire outside the city's Showcase Cinema, a newsagents and a house.
An assault rifle weapon was recovered at a house on Thursday, police said.
Leslie Garrett, 49, of Ternhall Road, Liverpool, has been charged with possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
He has also been charged with attempted robbery, two counts of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and possessing ammunition without a certificate, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The cinema in Croxteth was put into lockdown after the incident at about 20:50 GMT.
A man was reported to have threatened two members of staff in the foyer and fired shots into the air outside.
About 50 minutes earlier, police said a gun was fired at a News and Booze store about a mile away, in Lower House Lane, Norris Green.
At about 22:20 there were further reports of gunshots being heard at a property in Malpas Road.
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