{"id":872613,"date":"2026-04-05T00:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/872613\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:20:20","slug":"man-appears-in-court-after-bristol-shooting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/872613\/","title":{"rendered":"Man appears in court after Bristol shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:BBC;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"BBC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"195\" height=\"40\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"pr-2.5 max-w-[150px] max-h-[40px] min-[601px]:max-w-[115px]\" style=\"color:transparent;max-width:auto;max-height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9188fa80-1cd1-11ee-adeb-4290b12541e6.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sammy Jenkins &#8211; West of England; Scott Ellis<\/p>\n<p>Sat, April 4, 2026 at 11:18 AM UTC<img alt=\"The scene of the incident in Speedwell Road, Bristol. A police car blocks the road, with another car on the right parked with the passenger door wide open. A cordon is in place on the road.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"699\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/908b5f25841acaab4290d777bf2f9616.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A man was seriously injured in the shooting on Speedwell Road on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>A man has appeared in court after a shooting that left a person in his 20s seriously injured.<\/p>\n<p>William Scammell, 24, from Speedwell, Bristol, appeared at Bristol Magistrates&#8217; Court on Saturday charged with attempted murder and being in possession of a shortened shotgun.<\/p>\n<p>A manhunt was launched by Avon and Somerset Police after a gun was fired at a car on Speedwell Road at about 13:47 BST on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Scammell, who spoke only to confirm his date of birth and address, was remanded into custody and will next appear at Bristol Crown Court on 13 May.<\/p>\n<p>More from Bristol<\/p>\n<p>Police said a man and woman, also in their 20s, arrested on Thursday on suspicion of assisting an offender, have since been released on bail.<\/p>\n<p>The male victim of the shooting remains in hospital where he is being treated for serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Four local schools went into temporary lockdown and roads were closed as officers dealt with the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Follow BBC Bristol on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BristolBBC\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCBristol\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcbristol\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Instagram<\/a>. 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