{"id":191173,"date":"2025-06-17T08:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T08:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/191173\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T08:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T08:11:11","slug":"gunman-behind-bars-after-shots-fired-in-edgbaston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/191173\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunman behind bars after shots fired in Edgbaston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mohammed Ismaeel, 20, pulled the weapon out following a crash on City Road on May 30, 2024<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_KA_BEM170625_MohammedIsmaeel.jpg\" alt=\"Mohammed Ismaeel\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Mohammed Ismaeel(Image: WMP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A gunman has been jailed for 18 years after shots were fired in an <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/edgbaston\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Edgbaston<\/a> street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Mohammed Ismaeel pulled the weapon out following a crash on City Road on May 30, 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Two vehicles were involved in the smash, which took place at around 6pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/arthur-labinjo-hughes-tragedy-five-31867452\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthur Labinjo-Hughes tragedy five years on as anguish &#8216;leaves a mark&#8217;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Ismaeel fired multiple shots from a vehicle towards another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A man was injured but his injuries were not life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">West Midlands Police&#8217;s Major Crime Team launched an investigation in the wake of the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Following extensive CCTV enquiries, Ismaeel was identified as the gunman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Footage showed the 20-year-old shooting at another vehicle before further trouble broke out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Officers arrested Ismaeel in June last year after carrying out a warrant at his home in Junction Road, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/injured-workmen-rescued-edgbaston-building-31866669?int_source=nba\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Injured workmen rescued from Edgbaston building site<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Ismaeel initially pleaded not guilty to the firearms offences, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However after he changed his plea to guilty, he was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court on Tuesday, June 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Stay up-to-date by following our X feed <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/birmingham_live\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">@birmingham_live<\/a> or liking our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" 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