Man charged over brawl where shots were fired

Chloe Aslett
BBC News, Yorkshire
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Police were called to Swinston Hill Road in Rotherham on Wednesday evening

A man has been charged over an incident in Rotherham during which a man was injured in a fight where gunshots were believed to have been fired.

Armed officers were called to Swinston Hill Road in Dinnington at about 19:15 BST on Wednesday to reports of "a group of men fighting with weapons", according to South Yorkshire Police.

Harrison Groocock, 20, of Swinston Hill Road, had since been charged with possession of a shotgun with intent to endanger life and was due to appear before Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Friday, they said.

Meanwhile, a man, 57, who was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence was bailed pending further inquiries, police added.

One of the arrested men was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a force spokesperson said.

Meanwhile, a further six men who were held on suspicion of affray in connection with the incident had since been bailed.

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