Police charge two Burnley men in connection with shooting incident

Two men have been charged in connection with a firearms discharge in Brierfield.
By Dominic Collis
Published 15th Mar 2021, 09:47 BST
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The incident happened at around 7-10pm on Wednesday, March 10th, following an altercation on Humphrey Street and a previous incident a short time earlier at the nearby Morrisons Daily store on Colne Road.

An 18-year-old man suffered facial injuries as a result.

Neil Barnett (34) and Lee Barnett (37) both of Kinross Street, Burnley, have been charged with attempted murder and will appear before Blackburn Magistrates' Court today (Monday).

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A woman (32) from Nelson arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder and assisting an offender has been released under investigation pending further enquiries.

A police spokesman said: "We would like to thank the local community for their support.

"If anyone knows anything about the incident but has not yet spoken to us, please call us on 101 quoting incident reference 1289 of March 10th. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org."