Man charged over Newmarket shooting
Police were called to Granary Road yesterday
A man has been charged, after a firearms incident in Newmarket.
Police were called to Granary Road by the ambulance service at around 6:35am yesterday, Wednesday 25 June, following reports that a man had been shot to the chest by an air weapon inside a premises.
Police, the East of England Ambulance service and a volunteer paramedic from Suffolk Accident Rescue Service (SARS) were all in attendance to the incident.
The victim, a man aged in his 30s, was taken to hospital with injuries not considered life-changing or life-threatening. He has since been discharged from hospital.
At approximately 8:40am, a 56-year-old-man was arrested in Kentford in connection with the incident and taken to police custody for questioning.
Tony Rowley, of Herringswell Road in Kentford, has subsequently been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and driving whilst over the legal limit of alcohol.
He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear before Ipswich Magistrates’ Court today, Thursday 26 June.