Birmingham gunman jailed for 10 years
It happened at the junction of Witton Road and Endicott Road last October.
A man has been jailed following a shooting in Aston last year.
Kye Lemathy was jailed last Tuesday (3 June) for his involvement in disorder which took place at the junction of Witton Road and Endicott Road, on 12 October last year.
We were called to just after 7.45pm on the day. Those involved had already left, but our investigators found evidence that a gun had been fired.
Our Major Crime Unit launched an investigation, and found that Lemathy had himself been stabbed in the disorder and had taken himself to hospital.
CCTV images showed the disorder taking place and Lemathy recklessly shooting his gun, despite pedestrians walking by. At one point, the man he appears to be aiming at held a passer-by as a ‘human shield’ to prevent Lemathy firing again.
Our detectives found that the 21-year-old was involved in the disorder and fired the gun. After he was discharged from hospital, he was arrested and questioned.
After pleading guilty to possession of a firearm with intent at Birmingham Crown Court in April, Lemathy, of Holte Road, Perry Barr, was jailed for nine years and nine months.
The success is part of Operation Target, which sees us work 24/7 to disrupt and arrest serious and organised crime.
Those involved in guns, drugs, money laundering and exploitation are being brought to justice as part of the operation.