TWO HACKNEY MEN have been charged by detectives investigating a shooting in Ridley Road, Dalston E8, on Sunday 16 August 2015.

The victim, believed to be in his thirties and to have been wounded in a leg, has been discharged from hospital. Police refused a Loving Dalston request for his name.

Jordan Wakefield, 22 ,of Buckland Court, St John’s Estate N1, and Jonathon Joseph, 27, of Montague Road E8, were charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

Thames Magistrates’ Court remanded Joseph in custody and Wakefield was bailed. Both will appear at Wood Green Crown Court on Tuesday 1 September 2015.

Thirteen arrests for a variety of offences were initially made after the shooting.

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* Backstory: Dalston shooting ‘gang-related’ 

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