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| Two men charged over Pc shooting | Two men charged over Pc shooting |
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| Two men have been charged with the attempted murder of police officer Katie Johnson in Lancashire. | Two men have been charged with the attempted murder of police officer Katie Johnson in Lancashire. |
| The 29-year-old dog handler suffered a gunshot wound to the leg near Preston on New Year's Eve. | The 29-year-old dog handler suffered a gunshot wound to the leg near Preston on New Year's Eve. |
| David Tyrell, 37, of Lions Drive, Swinton, Manchester, and Wayne McDonald, 46, of no fixed address, are charged with attempted murder. | |
| Both have also been charged with robbery, firearms offences and four counts of false imprisonment. | |
| The accused are due to appear at Chorley Magistrates' Court near Preston on Friday. | |
| Pc Johnson, who is based in Ormskirk, was one of several officers responding to a 999 call at the Hospital Inn at Bamber Bridge. | Pc Johnson, who is based in Ormskirk, was one of several officers responding to a 999 call at the Hospital Inn at Bamber Bridge. |
| She suffered 12 pellet wounds to the top of her left leg and was treated at the Royal Preston Hospital. | |
| Police had been called to the pub on Brindle Road just before 0830 GMT on New Year's Eve. | |
| One man was arrested shortly after the incident. A second man was arrested later the same day near a railway line. | |