Wanted teenager arrested following shooting in Skelmersdale

A teenager wanted by police has been arrested, after a shooting left a man seriously injured.
By Sian Jones
Published 22nd Nov 2022, 14:48 BST
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The 19-year-old man was detained on suspicion of attempted murder, following an appeal published by Wigan Today on Monday, and is now in custody.

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It relates to a shooting on Birch Green Road, Skelmersdale, at 6.10pm on November 9, in which a man in his 30s suffered a gunshot wound to his leg.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police on 101, quoting log 0274 of November 18.