Broad daylight attempted murder in Lanarkshire town sees thug jailed for 12 years

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A gunman guilty of a double murder bid has been jailed for 12 years.James McAulay blasted John Gray and Marc McCarthy in broad daylight in Glenboig, Lanarkshire on November 21, 2020.The shooting followed an earlier incident where a gun was brandished at a flat in Stirling as well as an attack of another man in Dunfermline, Fife.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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