Car park shooters handed total of 38 years in jail

Two men have been jailed for shooting a man with a sawn-off shotgun in a car park in Smethwick.

Tyjon Cogger, 23, and Saabir Mohamed, 26, were found guilty of firearms offences in July after the victim was shot in the leg and foot on 23 October 2023.

Both men were also found guilty of possession with intent to supply controlled Class A drugs - heroin and crack cocaine - and the handling of stolen goods.

A judge sentenced Cogger to 18 years and six months in prison and Mohamed to 20 years and eight months in prison at Birmingham Crown Court.

West Midlands Police said they were alerted to the attack by staff at Birmingham City Hospital, after the victim was dropped off by associates in an Audi.

Police said he refused to talk to officers about what had happened, but a major CCTV trawl was able to trace back to the scene of the shooting at the Cape Hill Retail Park.

Mohammed was seen getting out of the car and firing a sawn-off shotgun twice, hitting one person, then jumping back in the vehicle.

Officers said they were able to identify Cogger, of Church Avenue, Amblecote, and Mohamed, of Thomas Crescent, Smethwick, after studying hours of CCTV footage telecommunications data - which led to their arrest.

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