Man charged with attempted murder in Crawley appears in court

Daniel Harris, 39, of no fixed address, is accused of shooting a 35-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman in Jersey Road, possession of a shotgun, and criminal damage to a fence on July 23.

Police said the victims were in a car when a man approached them at 8.50am. The man got out of the vehicle, fired a gun and drove off. 
The woman suffered a burst eardrum, officers added.

Harris appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Friday (August 12).
A spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service said he was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Lewes Crown Court on September 9.

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