Video shows harrowing moment passerby used as ‘human shield’ after gunman opened fire in street
Watch as a gunman opens fire on a West Midlands street, before he takes aim again and his target grabs a passerby to use as a ‘human shield’.
Harrowing footage shows the moment a gunman opened fire on a street in Birmingham, with his target later grabbing a passerby to use as a ‘human shield’.
Police say they were called to the scene - the junction of Witton Road and Endicott Road, Aston - just after 7.45pm on October 12 last year. Those involved had already left, but investigators found evidence that a gun had been fired.
CCTV showed the disorder taking place and Kye Lemathy recklessly shooting his gun, despite pedestrians walking by. At one point, the man he appeared to be aiming at held a passerby as a ‘human shield’ to prevent Lemathy firing again.
Lemathy had himself been stabbed in the disorder and had taken himself to hospital.
After Lemathy was discharged from hospital, he was arrested and questioned.
In April, at Birmingham Crown Court, Kye Lemathy, aged 21 and of Holte Road, Perry Barr, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent. On June 3, Lemathy was sentenced to nine years and nine months in prison.
