Two men jailed after broad daylight shooting in Glasgow

A gunman and his target have both ended up behind bars after a broad daylight shooting in Glasgow earlier this year.

Jamie Purdie blasted at the home of Steven Gordon in Garthamlock around 9am on February 3.

He repeatedly discharged a shotgun causing damage to the property and Gordon's Land Rover in the driveway.

Purdie then raced off in his black Skoda before Gordon, 38, left his home and jumped into 4x4 to chase after the 36 year-old.

CCTV captured the high speed pursuit including near the city's Fort shopping complex.

Prosecutor Lucy Adams told the High Court in Glasgow: "Purdie crashed the Skoda into the side of a bus at the A8 slip lane (near M8 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire).

"He got out in possession of a bag containing the gun which fell out onto the ground.

"Purdie was then deliberately struck by Gordon who was driving towards him in the Land Rover.

"Purdie's foot was injured and he lost his trainer.

"Gordon then reversed to try and strike him again. Purdie got up and fired the shotgun at the Land Rover. Gordon then managed to drive off."

Purdie managed to stagger up an embankment and ditch the firearm.

He then climbed over a barrier onto the busy motorway and stopped a trucker.

Purdie claimed: "My name is David. Someone is trying to kill me. They tried to ram me."

The HGV driver initially planned to take him to hospital, but Purdie instead went to his partner's home in Wishaw, Lanarkshire.

He did, however, end up needing metal plates and pins inserted for a his serious foot injury.

It was at Wishaw General Hospital he was later traced.

He soon confessed to what he had done.

Purdie claimed "two massive guys with tribal ink" had earlier come to his door and demanded he carry out the crime as he owed money.

He said a car was dropped off at a side street with the gun in it.

Purdie: "They said I had to shoot someone."

After the attack, he stated he was "chased for ages" and "the boy ran over my foot".

Purdie further added to police: "I do not want you thinking I am a bad guy."

Purdie and Gordon appeared at separate hearings to admit their guilt.

The gunman admitted to attempted murder as well as other driving and gun charges.

He remains in custody and will be sentenced in the New Year.

Gordon meantime was jailed for three years and six months after he pled guilty to assaulting Purdie to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement and impairment as well as to the danger of his life.

Gordon is a serial criminal - he first hit the headlines in 2006 after he subjected a hamster to a terrible death after taping it to a lit firework.

He was part of a laughing group who filmed the shocking incident in the city's Possilpark.

Gordon - then 20 - was spared being locked up and instead sentenced to 220 hours of community service.

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