A TEENAGER is due to appear in court next week charged with assault and possession of an air weapon following a shooting in Colne.
The 17-year-old was arrested on Saturday following an incident during which a man was shot in the head.
Paramedics and the police's armed response unit were called to the scene in Albert Road after the 46-year-old man was hit in the head with a pellet.
The man, who has not been named, was treated at the scene by paramedics.
A 17-year-old local man was arrested and is due to appear before Reedley Youth Court on Monday.
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