£20,000 reward for information on attempted murder in Swindon

A 17 year-old suffered life changing injuries in the early hours of Monday 24 April.

Author: Harry LongPublished 27th Sep 2023

A charity's offering a £20,000 reward for information on the attempted murder of a Swindon teenager who was shot in the head in April.

Crimestoppers is offering the money for information which leads to the arrests and conviction of anyone linked to the incident

The 17-year-old suffered life changing injuries in the early hours of Monday 24 April when he was attacked on Odstock Road in Penhill.

At 12.07am, CCTV shows five suspects travelling along Ramsbury Avenue on three electric bikes. Two of the bikes were carrying two people. They then made their way towards the victim where a sixth unknown suspect joined them at 12.18am. The emergency services were called shortly after this time to treat the victim.

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