Chilling footage shows the moment ex-footballer Kye Lemathy, 21, fired a gun at a man in Aston, Birmingham, as terrified pedestrians were walking by on October 12 last year
Harrowing CCTV footage captured the moment a gunman unleashed shots in the street, with his target desperately using a bystander as a “human shield” to dodge the bullets.
Ex-footballer Kye Lemathy, 21, was spotted on shocking CCTV footage firing at a man in Aston, Birmingham, while unsuspecting pedestrians were nearby on October 12 last year.
At one stage, the man being shot at seems to grab an unwitting member of the public as a human shield to thwart Lemathy from shooting his revolver once more.
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The ex-Walsall FC academy player was nicked after he himself was knifed during the fracas, which erupted close to Aston Villa’s home ground, Villa Park.
Cops called to the crossroads of Witton Road and Endicott Road around 7.45pm discovered that those involved had scarpered from the scene.
Sleuths later pegged Lemathy as a participant in the ruckus and he was collared following his release from hospital.
Lemathy, hailing from Perry Barr, Birmingham, admitted to possession of a firearm with intent back in April.
He’s been put behind bars for nine years and nine months at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday (3/6).
The court heard how the once-promising footballer, formerly on Walsall FC’s roster, plunged into narcotics and criminality after being let go by the team.
On the day of the gunplay, he’d been embroiled in a spat with two blokes near a bus stop whilst on his e-bike.
He then legged it back to his place to get the gun before getting stabbed by a Gulf petrol station as the row intensified.
Lemathy then retaliated by firing at least two shots from his revolver at the pair before fleeing the scene.
During sentencing, Judge Melbourne Inman KC labelled him a ‘dangerous offender’ and referred to gun crime as the ‘scourge of Birmingham’.