Top detective welcomes conviction of five men over shooting of father after school run near Walsall
West Midlands Police has welcomed the conviction of five men for the shooting of a father in Darlaston.
Birmingham men Shamus Hussain, aged 26, from Floyer Road; Mohammed Ishtiaq, aged 23, from Oldknow Road; and Abdullah Amjad, aged 22, from Allens Avenue, Winson Green; Samir Khan, aged 19, from East Holme, Bordesley Green; and Dilawar Khan, also aged 19, from Mansel Road, Small Heath; all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
The five switched their pleas before a seven-week trial after conspiracy to murder charges were dropped. They were involved in the shooting of a man aged in his 40s in broad day light on October 11 last year. They shot him in his driveway in Charles Foster Street at 9am as he returned from dropping his children to school. His suffered injuries including to his face and hands.
Detective Inspector Francis Nock, from our Major Crime Team, said: “The attack was premeditated with the offenders demonstrating a high degree of malice and an intention to cause the most serious of harm. It really was a really shocking outbreak of violence in which a sawn-off shotgun was discharged a number of times and a man was left with serious injuries.
"The attack was carried out in broad daylight on a busy road in a meticulously planned operation. We are delighted with the convictions. The five men are set to serve many years behind bars when they next appear in court for sentence.”
The men drove to the scene in a Toyota vehicle. The gunman fired a sawn-off shotgun towards the victim who was sitting in his vehicle, blowing the windows out. The victim got out of the vehicle in an attempt run from the scene, but the gunman pursued him on foot and shot him twice more.
Ambulance crews were called and the injured man was given treatment at the scene before being taken to hospital. Detectives from our Major Crime Team trawled through hours of CCTV to establish the movements of the Toyota C-HR vehicle and a second vehicle, a Range Rover Evoque which had parked up in nearby Hampton Place.
After the shooting, the gunman and a passenger of the Toyota C-HR got out and then got into the Range Rover.Through CCTV police were able to track the Toyota travelling back to the Birmingham area. They arrested the five on October 22.
The men will be sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court in September.
