Three men convicted over attempted murder in Birmingham
They are due to be sentenced after being found guilty of attempted murder in Birmingham.
Three men have been convicted of attempted murder after shots were fired at a family home in Perry Barr earlier this year.
At around 11pm on 18 May, shots were fired at an address on Glendower Road. Three shots were fired in quick succession targeting the upstairs and downstairs windows of the property.
The final bullet struck a window, which caused the glass to shatter. A man in his 60s who was in the property at the time, was injured by the broken glass.
During the shooting, a camera at the front of the address was damaged in attempt to conceal the identities of the offenders.
A brick was also thrown at the windscreen of a parked car near the property.
The offenders then drove off from the scene in a stolen Skoda, which they then burned to conceal evidence.
During the investigation, officers were able to identify three offenders who targeted the victim’s address in a planned attack - Shomari Mapp aged 22, Aairus Rehman aged 22, and Shaquon Richardson-Bowen aged 21.
In the hours leading up to the shooting, mobile phone evidence shows all three men were together or in close proximity. Their mobile phones were all then switched off or inactive during the shooting.
CCTV footage shows the gang driving past Glendower Road, an hour before the shooting to survey the area.
Following our enquiries, all three men were arrested and subsequently charged.
After a trial at Birmingham Crown Court, Mapp of Melvina Road, Birminghm and Richardson-Bowen of Severne Road, Birmingham have been convicted of attempt murder and arson. Rehman of Ringlow Road, Birmingham admitted to arson and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life at an earlier hearing, and was found guilty at trial for attempt murder.
They are scheduled to be sentenced on 29 January next year.
Detective Inspector Francis Nock, from our Major Crimes Unit, said: “This was a planned and targeted attack on a family home when the gang knew the occupiers would be at the address.
“The shooting required immense planning such as a reccy of the area, significant communication between the group, and covering their tracks.
“It’s a miracle someone wasn’t more seriously injured.”