West Bay man charged with possession of firearm

(CNS): Following an incident which took place outside a nightclub in West Bay last week, police say they have charged a 24 year old man for having an imitation gun and two other men with GBH. The three men are all due to appear in court today, police said, to face the charges of possession of an imitation firearm and assault GBH. The incident took place outside Club Inferno, Hell Road in West Bay at about 10.40 pm on Wednesday 27 July, when police say they received a report that a male had been injured. On arrival officers were told the man had been attacked by a group, struck on the head with a bottle and threatened with a firearm. (Photo Dennie Warren Jr)

The injured man was taken to hospital for treatment and released the next morning. The following day, Thursday 28 July, three men aged 20, 24, and 28 years were arrested in connection with the incident. They were arrested on suspicion of assault GBH and possession of an unlicensed firearm.

The charges come in the wake of several reports of people hearing gun shots fired in and around the area last week.