Three men guilty of attempted murder over shooting

Three men have been found guilty of attempted murder after gunshots were fired at a family home in Birmingham.

Shomari Mapp, 22, and Shaquon Richardson-Bowen, 21, were also found guilty of arson after they set fire to a stolen car they used to drive from the scene on Glendower Road, Perry Barr, on 18 May.

Aairus Rehman, 22, admitted arson and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life at an earlier hearing.

A man in his 60s was injured by broken glass after a bullet struck a window in the home.

The trio, all from Birmingham, were convicted at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday.

Three gunshots were fired in quick succession at about 23:00, targeting the upstairs and downstairs windows of a property, West Midlands Police said.

The final bullet struck a window which caused the glass to shatter. A man in his 60s who was in the property at the time was injured by the broken glass.

Police said a camera at the front of the address was damaged in attempt to conceal their identities.

A brick was also thrown at the windscreen of a parked car near the property.

The offenders drove off from the scene in a stolen car which they later set fire to, destroying evidence.

CCTV footage showed the trio driving past Glendower Road an hour before the shooting to survey the area.

Det Insp Francis Nock said: “This was a planned and targeted attack on a family home when the gang knew the occupiers would be at the address.

“The shooting required immense planning such as a recce of the area, significant communication between the group, and covering their tracks.

“It’s a miracle someone wasn’t more seriously injured.”

The men will be sentenced on 29 January at Birmingham Crown Court.

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