Two more men charged in M62 shooting case

    Two more men have been charged with firearms offences in connection with a police operation that ended with the death of a man on the M62.

    Yassar Yaqub, 28, from Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, was shot dead by a West Yorkshire Police firearms officer off Junction 24 of the M62 on 2 January last year.

    A handgun and ammunition were discovered in the vehicle in which Mr Yaqub was a passenger.

    Rexhino Arapaj, 26, of Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, and David Butlin, 37, of Meltham, have been charged with conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of an offensive weapon.

    They are due to appear before Leeds Magistrates’ Court on 7 March.

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