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Attempted murder, aggravated assault charges laid in London shooting: police

London police have laid charges following a daytime shooting that took place in late March. Matthew Trevithick / Global News

A 30-year-old London, Ont., man is facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault in connection with a shooting last month at a King Edward Avenue residence that left two people in hospital.

A 40-year-old Belmont, Ont., man is also in custody and has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault, police said Monday.

The pair were arrested on Friday, nearly a month after officers began their investigation into the daytime shooting, which police have said was targeted.

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According to police, officers were called to an unspecified residence on King Edward Avenue in the city’s Glen Cairn neighbourhood around 3 p.m. on March 26 and found two London men, aged 32 and 35, with gunshot wounds.

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Both were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Both have since been released, police said Monday.

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Few other details have been released.

The two accused are scheduled to appear by video in London court on Monday.

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