The Somerset Coroner has opened an inquest into the Wells man who died earlier this month after a shooting incident.

He has also formally named the deceased.

In a statement the coroner Tony Williams wrote: "I write to confirm that yesterday, 27 May 2020, I opened an inquest into the death of Glen Travis Newstead of 9 Everett Close, Wells, Somerset.

" I confirmed that Glen Newstead was 56 years old when he was confirmed dead on 19 May 2020. I have only limited information presently available to me but I understand that Glen Newstead was found dead in bed with a gunshot wound.

"A preliminary post mortem has returned the cause of death as Unascertained pending toxicology results becoming available but the post mortem examination confirmed the gunshot wound."

You can read details about the death as reported on Wells Nub News here: the Nub News website