Man charged after gun fired in Leeds

He was arrested on Monday, alongside four other men

Pasture Road, Harehills
Author: Liam ArrowsmithPublished 21st Apr 2022

A man has been charged with possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition after a gun was fired in Leeds earlier this month.

21-year-old Caleb Masiyina was arrested after a shot was heard in Pasture Road in Harehills on April 14.

Mr Masiyina and four other men were held after a car was stopped in Back Rosebank Crescent in Hyde Park on Monday.

Police found a handgun and ammunition nearby.

Mr Masiyina appeared before the city's magistrates charged with possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition.

West Yorkshire Police said the four other men arrested at the time have been released on bail, and one has been recalled to prison.

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