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Two men have now been charged in connection with an incident on Thursday 2nd January, during which a man was left seriously injured from suspected gun shot wounds on Garside Drive in Hartlepool.
A 20-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm without a certificate, possession of a firearm when prohibited for five years, possession with intent to supply class A drugs – cocaine, possession with intent to supply a class A drug – crack cocaine, possession of a knife, blade or a sharply pointed article and theft from a person.
A 19-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder.
They were both remanded in custody to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court this morning, Tuesday 7th January.
Two women aged 34 and 54 and three men aged 23, 32 and 32, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released on bail whilst further investigations continue.