Two men facing jail over shooting in Smethwick
A man suffered leg injuries on a car park in October 2024.
Last updated 6th Jul 2024
Two men are facing jail after being convicted over a shooting in Smethwick.
Tyjon Cogger, 22, and Saabir Mohamed, 26, have been found guilty of firearms offences after the victim, in his 20s, was shot in the leg on 23 October last year.
The victim was dropped off by associates in an Audi at Birmingham's City Hospital with gunshot wounds to his lower leg and foot.
He refused to talk to police about what had happened, but a major CCTV trawl was able to track the Audi back to the scene of the shooting on the car park at the Cape Hill Retail Park.
CCTV footage showed the Audi entering the car park along with a second vehicle. Shortly after, a Ford Kuga, driven by Cogger, arrived on the scene.
It had been travelling around the area with no obvious destination, and it's believed the occupants had been looking for the victim and his associates.
Mohamed was caught on CCTV getting out of the car and firing the sawn-off shotgun twice.
Police were able to identify Cogger, of Church Avenue, Dudley, and Mohamed, of Thomas Crescent, Smethwick, and they were arrested.
They are both set to be sentenced on 3 October.
Detective Inspector Francis Nock, from our Major Crime Unit, said: “Officers worked extremely hard to piece together what happened and spent hundreds of hours reviewing CCTV footage.
“It is down to their hard work that we identified Cogger and Mohamed and brought them to justice.
“These men are dangerous and are now rightfully behind bars, making our streets a safer place.”