Two jailed for combined eight years after shotgun fired at Wakefield home
The firearm was used in the Wrenthorpe area in July 2022
Last updated 9th Jul 2025
Two men have been jailed for a combined total of over 8 years, after a shotgun was fired at a home in Wakefield.
27 year old Javed Hussain, of Grosvenor Street, will serve five years and six months after hiring 22 year old Seedy Egunu, of Townley Road, to fire the gun at a property on Coronation Street in Wrenthorpe on July 20 2022.
Egunu will serve two years 10 months for possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
Hussain was also sentenced at Leeds Crown Court for possession of a firearm with the intent to cause fear of violence as well as five further charges of dealing Class A drugs.
Detective Inspector Victoria Cruse, of WYP, said: “West Yorkshire Police takes a proactive approach to removing firearms from our streets. This is done to ensure that the people who live, work and visit the county remain safe.
“We are committed to tackling those criminal groups who seek to use firearms or the threat of firearms to reinforce their standing in the criminal world.”