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Lawyers for Canberra man on trial for attempted murder say he only fired shots to scare his alleged victim

An ACT Supreme Court jury has heard a war of words on Snapchat preceded the Casey incident. (ABC News)

Lawyers for a Canberra man on trial for attempted murder have told a jury he did not mean to kill the man he fired gunshots at, but only meant to scare him.

Connor John Manns, 25, is accused of firing three shots at another man from his car at a shopping complex in Casey on November 21, 2021.

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