Insane moment thug shoots man during 'Wild West' machete brawl
Five men have been jailed after the borad- daylight violence erupted in front of stunned onlookers.
A group of machete-wielding thugs went on the rampage as a violent brawl exploded in a UK street, during which a gun was repeatedly fired. The shocking newly released video shows a gunman opening fire repeatedly at a rival while a stunned onlooker cowers nearby in the broad daylight mayhem. The incident happened on Church Lane in Stechford, Birmingham at around 3.30pm on March 27 last year, with the group also carrying weapons including bats.
In another clip, a gang member can be seen approaching a parked white car. He tries to smash the driver’s side window with what appears to be a baseball bat. Seconds later a masked thug jumps out of the back seat and aims a gun, while another emerges with a machete. Multiple shots were fired and two men were later taken to hospital - one with a gunshot wound and another was slashed by a blade suffering a deep cut.
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West Midlands Police launched an investigation and reviewed CCTV footage to identify three vehicles linked to the incident.
The men involved, all from Birmingham, were subsequently arrested and charged with offences including attempted murder, violent disorder and weapons offences.
Following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday, January 16, they were jailed for a combined total of more than 50 years.
Essa Alam, 21, was found guilty of a catalogue of crimes including two counts of attempted murder and was jailed for 27 years.
Casiim Montgomery, 23, was convicted among other charges of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and was jailed for 22 years.
Hamaad Raaja, 18, Mohammed Aadam, 21, and Mohammed Zaheer, 27, were found guilty of violent disorder possessing weapons and received sentences between one year and nine months and two-and-a-half years.
Detective Inspector Stacey Follows said: “These five carried out a senseless, violent attack in broad daylight, which put members of the public at serious risk.
“Thankfully, no members of the public were injured. The offenders demonstrated a high degree of malice and an intention to cause the most serious of harm.”
