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Lechlade Shooting: Ben Reynolds Charged With Attempted Murder, Remanded in Custody

The case now faces oversight due to prior police contact with those involved.

Overview

  • Ben Reynolds, 28, was charged with attempted murder and two firearms offences after the Crown Prosecution Service approved the case.
  • Reynolds appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday and was remanded ahead of a Gloucester Crown Court hearing on Friday.
  • The victim, a man in his 30s, suffered serious gunshot wounds and remains stable in hospital after being taken to John Radcliffe Hospital.
  • Police say the man was shot while sitting in his car on Butler’s Field, the suspect crashed into parked cars as he tried to drive off, and a firearm was recovered.
  • Officers detained a man in Fairford shortly before 10pm Monday after a search with armed units and a police helicopter, and the force has referred the case to the IOPC over prior contact while appealing for witnesses and footage.