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Two men charged with murder over gym shooting

Lenny Scott smiling into the cameraImage source, Family handout
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Lenny Scott died in hospital after the shooting in February

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Two men have been charged with murdering a father-of-three who was shot outside a gym in Lancashire.

Lenny Scott, 33, died in hospital after the shooting in Skelmersdale on 8 February.

Lancashire Police said Elias Morgan, 35, of Highgate Street, Liverpool, and Anthony Cleary, 28, of Smithdown Lane, also Liverpool, had been charged and remanded in custody to appear before Preston Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

A 29-year-old woman from Liverpool who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender on Wednesday has been released on bail, the force added.

Five other people previously arrested as part of the investigation were also bailed.

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