Two men admit mistaken identity shooting in Gloucester
The pair are due to be sentenced at Bristol Crown Court Friday 29 August.
Two men from Birmingham have admitted their part in a shooting in Gloucester which is understood to have been a case of mistaken identity.
Simeon Bernard, aged 39 and of Knightwick Crescent, and 42-year-old Darren Atkins, of Hastings Road pleaded guilty to offences on the second day of their trial.
The men travelled from Birmingham to Stanway Road in Gloucester on 18 January this year (2025) on two motorbikes riding in convoy.
A third man had been riding pillion on the back of Bernard's motorbike and he has not yet been identified.
Bristol Crown Court was told how at around 9pm the unidentified man knocked on the door of the victim's address and pointed a gun directly at him when he answered.
The victim, aged in his 40s, was taken to Southmead Hospital in Bristol with a gunshot wound to his right lower leg.
After Bernard shot the victim, the trio rode off together on the two motorbikes.
Gloucestershire Constabulary launched an investigation which resulted in a large-scale trawl of CCTV to trace the movements of the motorbikes.
The pair were charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and they were remanded in custody.
A trial started on Tuesday (26 August), however on the second day both men pleaded guilty to offences which were accepted by the Crown.