Wolverhampton gunman who shot victim with shotgun sentenced to 32 years as judge highlights Black Country firearms crimes
A gunman has been jailed for 32 years after blasting a rival at point blank range with a shotgun in Dudley.
Leon Haughton, 34, was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday) for attempted murder, possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and possessing a prohibited firearm.
Haughton, of West Green, Penn, was found guilty of attempted murder after a trial in October. He used trackers to follow his victim to a car park on Merryfield Road, Dudley.
He shot his victim at point blank range in the early hours of April 6 this year and it was a 'miracle' he did not die. The shotgun Haughton used was stolen in a burglary in West Mercia in 2023.
Judge John Edwards KC said: "There is a serious problem in the Black Country and Wolverhampton with gun crime. It is rising faster than elsewhere in the country at this time.
