“This was a planned attack."
A gunman and his accomplice face jail after shots were fired at a house in Oldbury earlier in 2025.
Assan Hussain and Sima Khan were found guilty following a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court. They are due to be sentenced on October 31, 2025.
In the early hours of February 17, a black Hyundai was driven on Vicarage Street multiple times before stopping outside a house. The driver got out and fired a shotgun twice at the living room and bedroom windows.
Police said “miraculously” no one was injured. The vehicle then fled the scene.
CCTV enquiries quickly identified 30-year-old Hussain as the gunman.
Footage also showed him parking the stolen Hyundai near Vicarage Street on February 13 and driving around the area in the days leading up to the attack.
Shortly before the shooting, Hussain took a taxi to Vicarage Street, then drove the Hyundai to the house and fired the shotgun.
He later met Khan, aged 31, near Sandwell Valley Country Park, and the pair fled to Wales.
Following further enquiries, police arrested both at their homes in the West Midlands.
During a search of Khan’s address, officers found a self-loading pistol with live ammunition hidden in a handbag under her bed.
Although forensic tests showed the gun was not used in the shooting, Khan of Navigation Road, Birmingham, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and possession of a firearm, and was subsequently charged.
Hussain, of Edgbaston Road, Birmingham, was charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Both denied the offences at an earlier hearing but were found guilty following the trial.
Detective Sergeant Lucy Mooney from West Midlands Police’s Major Crime Unit said:
“It’s miraculous no one was injured as a result of the dangerous actions of Hussain.”
“This was a planned attack. Hussain had set up his mode of transport away from the scene and surveyed the area before firing the shotgun.
“Khan helped Hussain after the shooting and was even found in possession of an unrelated gun.
“We are determined to take firearms off our streets and put dangerous offenders behind bars.”
The case highlights the risks posed by firearms in the West Midlands and the efforts by police to prevent attacks on residents and bring offenders to justice.
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