Frederick Evans jailed for firing shotgun during argument

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Police were called to reports of gunshots in Sutton Road, Cookham, in February

A man has been jailed for 10 years after firing a shotgun twice during an argument.

Frederick Evans, 42, from Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, was found guilty of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life at Reading Crown Court.

He was found not guilty of attempted murder and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.

Evans visited a property in Cookham in Berkshire in February with a loaded shotgun and fired two shots.

He had an argument in Sutton Road with a man and woman in their 40s, whom he knew, the court heard.

No-one was injured.

Evans was sentenced on Wednesday.

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