A MAN has been charged with the murder of Luke Graham who was shot in Ashton in June.

Lee Adshead, aged 26, of Havana Close in Manchester has been charged with murder and attempted murder and is due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court today (Friday, September 7).

At around 4.50pm on Wednesday, June 13, police were called to reports that a man had been shot on Birch Street in Ashton.

Luke Graham, 31, was taken to hospital where he died from his injuries.

Another man in his 20s later presented himself at hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg. He was treated for non-serious injuries.