Two men charged with attempted murder after gun allegedly fired at white van in Kingston Park

Two men have been charged with attempted murder after a gun was allegedly fired in Newcastle.

At about 7.45am on Friday, February 22, police received a report that a gun had shot at a white van as it waited at traffic lights on Windsor Way in Kingston Park.

Nobody was injured and the driver of the van was able to run off before later contacting police.

The alleged shooter was also seen by witnesses getting into the passenger side of a blue Rover 75 Saloon and being driven away.

This vehicle was quickly abandoned and burnt out on South Benwell Road.

A police investigation was launched immediately and extensive inquiries have taken place to identify those responsible.