Two men have appeared in court accused of attempted murder following an alleged shooting which left a man seriously injured.
Derem Turner and Luis Nazare Fonseca appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court, in Middlesbrough, on Tuesday following reports of a firearms incident in Hartlepool on Thursday, January 2. Police confirmed a man suffered suspected gun shot wounds.
Nazare, 20, is charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm without a certificate, possession with intent to supply class A drugs – cocaine, possession with intent to supply a class A drug – crack cocaine, possession of a knife, blade or a sharply pointed article and theft from a person. Turner, 19, is accused of attempted murder.
Fonseca and Turner did not enter pleas at the short hearing and the case was sent to the higher court. Fonseca, of Cameron Road in Hartlepool, and Turner, of Garside Drive, Hartlepool, were remanded in custody to appear at Teesside Crown Court on February 5.
On Tuesday, Cleveland Police confirmed two women, aged 34 and 54, and three men, aged 23, 32 and 32, who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, have been released on bail whilst further investigations continue. Pictures from the scene show a fleet of Cleveland Police vehicles stationed on Garside Drive including crime scene investigation.
A large cordon was erected as investigations were carried out. The force previously said detectives conducted enquiries at a number of addresses and reassured residents it is not believed there is any threat to the wider public.
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