Leeds teenage gunshot suspect denies attempting to murder 27-year-old on Meanwood street
A teenager has denied trying to kill a man who was gunned down on a Meanwood street during the summer.
Mohammed Shakeel Malik, 18, appeared at Leeds Crown Court this morning having been charged with attempted murder, stemming from the shooting on Stainbeck Road on August 11.
Malik appeared via video link from HMP Doncaster, where he formally entered a not-guilty plea.
A trial date has been set for March 24 next year and he will remain in custody until then. The trial is expected to last around five days. Police had been called out at 2.47pm on August 11 to reports that a man had been shot on Stainbeck Road and was receiving treatment.
Armed officers were deployed to the scene, near to the junction with Stainbeck Avenue.
The victim, a 27-year-old local man, was taken to hospital by ambulance for emergency treatment. His injuries were not life threatening and he was later discharged.
Forensic examination and specialist searches remained in place for some time after the shooting and the road was closed off.
Senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector Lee Townley said at the time: “We are carrying out extensive enquiries to establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident and are working to identify those involved.
“The criminal use of firearms on our streets is always something we treat extremely seriously.”
Malik, of Stonegate Edge, Meanwood, was arrested weeks later.