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Hartlepool and Horden ram-raids and shooting caught on CCTV

Seven men have been jailed for their part in a two-day drug gang feud which saw buildings rammed and shots fired at a van.

It began on 7 January when James Stephenson and his gang rammed a house in Hartlepool and set a car alight.

The following day businesses owned by Stephenson in Horden, County Durham were rammed with a van and he and his gang responded by firing shots with a handgun at the attackers.

Seven men including Stephenson admitted multiple offences and were sentenced at Durham Crown Court.

7 September 2023

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