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A 29-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a plain clothed police officer in Scunthorpe was shot at in broad daylight.

Jamie Burke, of no fixed abode, has been charged after the incident on Glebe Road, at 1.15pm on Monday, July 26.

Mr Burke has also been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, possession of ammunition with intent to endanger life and possession of a firearm when prohibited for life. He will appear at Grimsby Magistrates Court on Wednesday, July 28.

A police cordon was put in place around the area after the gun was fired. Fortunately, nobody was injured in the gunfire and investigating officers previously said that no further suspects were wanted in connection with the incident.

A police cordon was put in place.

Assistant Chief Constable at Humberside Police, Chris Noble, previously said: “Understandably, an incident of this nature will come as a shock to local residents and the local community, and indeed to the police service.

“In response to community concerns, we have had an active presence in this area for a number of months now, and our commitment to proactive policing of crime will progress, undeterred.

“Local residents will continue to see a heightened presence in the area over the coming weeks as our officers and staff conduct enquiries, provide reassurance, listen to any concerns and engage with and support the community following the incident.

“Although this incident is extremely serious, I would like to reassure members of the public that incidents of this nature in the Humberside police area are extremely rare.

“Our officers and staff remain dedicated to protecting members of the public, often placing themselves in dangerous situations and putting their own safety at risk to achieve this.”

A clay pigeon shooter from Lincolnshire is taking to the Olympic stage in Japan today, hoping to fire his way to a medal.

Aaron Heading, from Sutton Bridge, has begun the first of two days of qualifiers in the men’s trap shooting.

The Lincolnshire coastguard volunteer faces the first three rounds today, with the last two tomorrow, before finding out if he has made the final.

So far, Aaron has had a tough time and it is looking unlikely that he will qualify – unless lots of results go in his favour tomorrow.

Aaron was selected as one of the first four shooters to represent Team GB at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020/1 Olympic Games.

He is no stranger to competitive international shooting competitions, but this is his first Olympic Games.

Aaron is a four-time World Cup medallist and four-time Commonwealth Games medallist, including Gold in Delhi in 2010. In 2018, he achieved the World number one spot in Olympic Trap.

The following year he won a bronze medal at the European Games in Minsk in 2019.

It is a particularly great story for Aaron who had considered retiring after being involved in a serious crash.

Just weeks after winning Commonwealth silver at Glasgow 2014, Aaron crashed his motorbike and nearly lost his leg. He was in hospital for nearly two-and-a-half weeks and in a wheelchair for two months.

He initially looked at retiring and later became a volunteer with the Sutton Bridge Coastguard, where he still works, covering the marshes and seaways of South Lincolnshire.

Friends, family and staff from The Crown & Arrows pub in Lincoln will embark on a charity walk in memory of its popular manager who sadly died last summer.

Jeff Davis, 26, was the general manager at the The Crown & Arrows on Moorland Avenue and had been working at the Hungry Horse pub since 2017.

Tributes poured in for Jeff, who died in the pub just before 4pm on August 16 last year and police said at the time that his death was not suspicious.

Mental health charity mind was close to Jeff’s heart and he also loved to walk to Lincoln Cathedral, so a fundraising event has been set up in his memory by Greene King, who run the pub. Sponsor forms can be collected from the pub or donations can be made online here.

A group of around 40 friends, family and colleagues, including the pub’s management team, will walk between The Crown & Arrows at Lincoln Cathedral, from 1pm on August 22.

RIP Jeff Davis.

The pub’s assistant manager Danielle Martin told The Lincolnite: “It is coming up to the one year anniversary of his death and we wanted to something special in his memory. There are currently around 40 of us doing it – staff, friends and family. Jeff’s dog Buddy is also taking part.

“We will walk from the pub to the High Street and Cathedral, and back again, with collection buckets on the day to raise money for Mind, a charity Jeff was fond of.

“He was always cracking jokes, he was the life of the party and a happy chappy. He was very popular and had a lot of friends.”

A close friend paid tribute to Jeff on The Lincolnite’s Facebook page shortly after his death, calling him a “true legend” that will be “greatly missed”.

Donate to the fundraiser here