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Man who threatened Liverpool shop assistant with gun appears in court

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Following a firearms incident at a convenience store in Liverpool on Wednesday, 3 January, Merseyside Police has charged a man with firearms offences. A shop assistant was threatened when the man demanded cash before firing a gun into the ceiling. CCTV showed the gunman in a…

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