Bristol Shooting: Man Charged, Schools Lockdown

0:00On April 4, a shooting rocked Speedwell Road in Bristol, around 150 p.m. on Wednesday, leaving a man in his 20s with potentially. Live-changing injuries, he's still in hospital. 24-year-old William Scamal now faces charges of attempted murder and possessing a shortened shotgun after police tracked him down. Two others, a man and a woman both in their 20s, got picked up for possibly helping him out, but were released on bail. Little heads to Bristol magistrates court this Saturday, cops say they're not hunting anyone else tied to the incident. Three local schools went into lockdown, right after. Bristol Bernal Academy, two mile hill primary, and Chester Park Infant School. Kids couldn't leave as a safety move, and parents got emails stressing everyone's okay, but urging patients to police gave the all clear. The response was massive. Air ambulance touched down at Bartonfield Park, a police chopper hovered for an hour and a half, and a cordon went up in. St. Anne's Wood.

1:01Neighborhood teens are still doing high visibility patrols to calm nerves and speedwell and brislington. Enquiries keep rolling as a top priority, with the tectis updating the victim's family. If you saw anything or got footage, hit up Avan and Somerset Police on 101, reference 522-6089-476, or crime stoppers anonymously on 0800-555-111. Stay safe out there.