A 48-year-old man has been charged over a shooting in Woolwich that left a 32-year-old man critically injured, according to details released by police. The charge relates to shots reported on Frances Street on the evening of 22 October.
Paul Rosser-Davies, of Brewhouse Road in Greenwich, was charged on Sunday, 1 November, with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. The offences are allegations. A charge is not a finding of guilt, and the available information does not establish the outcome of the case.
What is known about the incident
Police say officers were called to reports of shots fired in Frances Street at 20:09 on Thursday, 22 October. They found a 32-year-old man inside a parked car with a gunshot wound. He received treatment at the scene before being taken to hospital. The police statement said he remained in a critical condition when the charge was announced.
That description sets out the reported time and location, the discovery of the injured man and the medical status stated in the release. It does not explain what led to the shooting, identify a motive or describe a relationship between the accused and the injured man. No such details should be inferred from the charge or from the fact that the injured man was in a parked vehicle.
Earlier information about the incident described the injuries as life-threatening. The later police release characterised the man’s condition as critical. Those are descriptions issued at different points; neither gives a prognosis or establishes what his condition is now. The available charge announcement does not provide a subsequent medical update.
The charge and court listing
The two offences named in the charge are attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. They concern separate legal elements, but the public announcement does not set out the evidence alleged in support of either count. It would therefore be premature to describe how the prosecution says the shooting happened or what role the accused is alleged to have played beyond the offences formally identified.
Rosser-Davies was due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 2 November. The announcement establishes that a court appearance was scheduled for that date; it does not confirm whether the hearing took place, what was said there, whether a plea was entered, or what directions the court made. No outcome or later hearing date is included in the information available for this report.
These distinctions matter in a criminal case. The allegation must be tested through the court process, and the accused is not guilty unless and until guilt is established. The charge itself marks a procedural development in the investigation, not a verdict and not proof of the account that may eventually be presented in court.
What remains unconfirmed
The publicly stated details leave important questions unanswered. They do not describe the sequence of events on Frances Street, say whether anyone else was present, or give information about a possible weapon beyond the firearm offence in the charge. They also do not provide evidence, a prosecution summary or a court record of the scheduled appearance.
The announcement names the injured person only by age and does not provide an identity. It gives no basis for speculation about the man’s personal circumstances. The stated critical condition belongs to the time of the release, rather than a confirmed assessment on a later date.
For residents, the confirmed development is that a man has been charged in connection with the 22 October shooting. The investigation and any court proceedings are separate stages: the charge enables the case to proceed through the legal process, while responsibility remains for the court to determine on the evidence. Until further verified information is made public, the known account is limited to the location and time police gave, the injured man’s reported condition at the time of the announcement, the offences charged and the scheduled court appearance.
