“This could have easily been a fatal attack"
Jamal Hussain was jailed for nine years and two months for firearms offences after shots were fired at a computer store in Smethwick.
The 22-year-old from Walsall was part of a gang that targeted the business in 2023, injuring two men in their 40s.
At around midday on January 12, a Ford Fiesta pulled up outside City Computers on Bertram Road and a group attacked the business.
Two of them brandished axes while two others were armed with shotguns.
Shots were fired at the computer store and the windows and doors were smashed.
One victim was hit in the arm by a gunshot and another victim suffered a neck injury.
Officers placed Hussain as the Fiesta driver after analysing CCTV footage and mobile phones.
CCTV footage from the previous day showed the gang scouting out the route from their Walsall addresses to Bertram Road and around the area.
There were also several calls between the gang during the morning of the attack.
Shortly after the incident, Hussain fled the country.
However, he was arrested from the airport following his return to the UK in May 2024.
Hussain admitted to charges brought against him at a previous hearing and was jailed for nine years and two months at Worcester Crown Court today.
Four men from Walsall have already been jailed for their part in the attack.
In August 2024, Haider Shabir, aged 21, was jailed for 14 years, 24-year-old Mohammed Uwais Latif was sentenced to nine years and 10 months in prison and Mohammed Tayyib Wajid, aged 26, was jailed for 21 months.
In April, 21-year-old Ahmed Aumair received a prison sentence of 12 years and six months.
Azeem Hussain is due to be sentenced later in 2024.
Detective Inspector Francis Nock, of West Midlands Police’s Major Crime Unit 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 sentence to reflect this.”
“This could have easily been a fatal attack but miraculously, the injuries of the two victims were not serious.
“Weapons have no place on our streets and we will continue to bring those to justice who think it’s acceptable to use them to bring violence into our communities.”
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