Mohammed Ismaeel, 20, pulled the weapon out following a crash on City Road on May 30, 2024
Mohammed Ismaeel(Image: WMP)
A gunman has been jailed for 18 years after shots were fired in an Edgbaston street.
Mohammed Ismaeel pulled the weapon out following a crash on City Road on May 30, 2024.
Two vehicles were involved in the smash, which took place at around 6pm.
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Ismaeel fired multiple shots from a vehicle towards another.
A man was injured but his injuries were not life-threatening.
West Midlands Police’s Major Crime Team launched an investigation in the wake of the incident.
Following extensive CCTV enquiries, Ismaeel was identified as the gunman.
Footage showed the 20-year-old shooting at another vehicle before further trouble broke out.
Officers arrested Ismaeel in June last year after carrying out a warrant at his home in Junction Road, Birmingham.
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Ismaeel initially pleaded not guilty to the firearms offences, police said.
However after he changed his plea to guilty, he was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday, June 10.
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