At around 11pm on 18 May 2024 shots were fired at an address on Glendower Road.
(L-R) Shomari Mapp aged 22, Aairus Rehman aged 22 and Shaquon Richardson-Bowen aged 21.
Three shots were fired in quick succession targeting the upstairs and downstairs windows of the property.
The shattered glass on Glendower Road, Perry Barr
The final bullet struck a window which caused the glass to shatter.
The burned out Skoda
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 vehicle and burned the car, destroying evidence.
West Midlands Police’s investigation was based on CCTV footage, ANPR cameras and mobile phone evidence which allowed us to piece together a timeline of events in the build up to the shooting.
This led officers 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 phones were all then switched off or inactive during the shooting.
CCTV footage showed the gang driving past Glendower Road, an hour before the shooting to survey the area.
After enquiries, all three men were arrested and subsequently charged.
Mapp of Melvina Road and Richardson-Bowen of Severne Road, Birmingham were found guilty after trial of attempt murder and arson and have been jailed for 20 years each.
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.
He has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Detective Inspector Francis Nock, from WMP’s Major Crimes Unit, said: “The shooting required immense planning by the offenders.
“They conducted careful reconnaissance of the location and clearly planned both the shooting itself and how to best cover their tracks afterwards.
“It’s a miracle someone wasn’t more seriously injured.”