A Salford University law student was shot dead in the street following a business dispute between two rival tyre firms, a court has heard.
Aya Hachem, 19, was an innocent passer-by when she was gunned down on a shopping trip near her home in Blackburn, Lancs. Preston Crown Court heard the first of two shots fired from a passing vehicle hit a building, but the second fatally struck the teenager in the chest on the afternoon of May 17.
Six people charged with her murder appeared at the court on Wednesday via prison videolink. Alexander Langhorn, prosecuting, said police were called to the shooting arising out of what appeared to be a dispute between RI Tyres and Quick Shine.