A pair of thugs used a 'slam gun' in a 'horrific' alleyway shooting that left man with life changing face injuries. Joshua Giles, from Swinton, Manchester, and Levi McCandlish were spotted buying balaclavas and a crowbar hours before the brutal attack.
Police were called at 5.55pm on November 15, 2021, to a suspected firearms discharge in an alleyway at the rear of Skipton Street, in Morecambe. The victim, in his 20s, was rushed to hospital from the scene with life-changing facial injuries.
An investigation was immediately launched by Lancashire Police. CCTV footage showed several figures in an alleyway, with the victim targeted with an improvised firearm, known as a 'slam gun'. A driving compression wad, of a size and type found in a shotgun, was also recovered at the scene.
