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Murder charge after pub shooting Drinks bill row 'led to shooting'
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A 45-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder. A row over a drinks bill and a fruit machine led to a shooting in a north Belfast pub at the weekend, a court has heard.
It follows an incident in which shots were fired inside a pub at Gray's Lane in north Belfast shortly after 1545 BST on Saturday. David James Smith from Graymount Drive in Newtownabbey has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the incident at Gray's Lane.
No-one was injured during the shooting. Initial police inquiries suggested there had been a disagreement in the bar and a man had been told to leave. The 47-year-old was also charged with possessing and carrying a firearm.
Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information about the incident to come forward. On the day of the shooting he drunk 15 pints of beer at the pub where he was a regular customer, the court heard.
When a row developed over an unpaid tab and the fruit machine, the defendant left and later returned firing four shots into a wall, the court heard.
A defence solicitor said the accused had cooperated fully with police when arrested and questioned. Bail was refused by the magistrate who said he was concerned at the ease with which a gun had been obtained.