Terrifying moment masked thugs fire SHOTGUN at staff in brazen daylight raid after smashing their way in with axes
THIS is the terrifying moment masked thugs fired a shotgun at staff in a brazen daylight raid – after smashing their way in with axes.
Shocking footage shows a Ford Fiesta pulling up outside a computer shop in Smethwick near Birmingham.
Two men are seen leaping out and smashing the shop windows with axes.
Another pair are captured storming inside – while brandishing shotguns.
One of the men blasts his shotgun towards a closed door before kicking it open and heading into a back office.
Two of the robbers then dash back out of the room into their getaway car.
But the remaining duo carry on trashing the computer shop in full view of CCTV.
One man was hit in the arm by a bullet in the horror raid at noon on January 12 last year.
Another man suffered a neck injury but “miraculously” survived, West Midlands Police said.
Cops launched an urgent manhunt after the raid – fingering Jamal Hussain as the driver of the Ford Fiesta.
CCTV footage showed Hussain’s gang scouting out their route from their base in nearby Walsall to the computer shop.
Hussain fled the country after the raid – but was collared at Birmingham Airport upon his return this May.
He admitted firearms offences and was jailed for nine years and two months at Worcester Crown Court yesterday.
Four other men from Walsall have already been jailed for their part in the attack, which was part of an ongoing family feud.
Last August Haider Shabir, 21, was jailed for 14 years, Mohammed Uwais Latif, 24 for nine years and ten months and Mohammed Tayyib Wajid, 26, for 21 months.
In April, Ahmed Aumair, 21, was jailed for 12 years and six months while Azeem Hussain, 26, is due to be sentenced later this year.
Detective Inspector Francis Nock said: “All six men involved in this planned armed attack have been convicted.
“Jamal Hussain was a key player in this operation and has received a lengthy jail sentences to reflect this.
“This was a planned armed attack on a business, which all bubbled down to an ongoing family feud.
“This could have easily been a fatal attack but miraculously, the injuries of the two victims were not serious.
“Officers have worked extremely hard on this investigation and we now have all perpetrators involved convicted.”
Major Crime Unit cop Nock added: “Weapons have no place on our streets.
“We will continue to bring those to justice who think it’s acceptable to use them to bring violence into our communities.”