Two men jailed for over 38 years after man shot in Sandwell
A shotgun was fired at a man in Smethwick.
Two men have been jailed for a total of more than 38 years after a man was shot in Smethwick, Sandwell, on 23 October 2024.
Tyjon Cogger, aged 23, and Saabir Mohamed, aged 26, have been found guilty of firearms offences.
Hospital staff alerted police about the shooting after the victim - a man in his 20s - admitted himself to hospital in Birmingham with gunshot wounds to his leg and foot.
He refused to speak to officers, but police were able to trace the car in which he was brought to the hospital straight back to the scene of the crime - the Cape Hill Retail Park.
The CCTV showed the car - an Audi - entering the car park with a second vehicle. Shortly after, a second car - a Ford Kuga driven by Cogger - arrived.
The Ford had been travelling around the area for some time, with detectives believing the occupants had been searching for the victim.
Mohamed is seen on CCTV getting out of the car and firing a sawn-off shotgun twice.
Police identified Cogger, of Church Avenue in Amblecote, Dudley, and Mohamed, of Thomas Crescent, Smethwick, and they were arrested.
Detective Inspector Francis Nock, from the Major Crime Unit at West Midlands Police, said: “Officers worked extremely hard to piece together what happened and spent hundreds of hours reviewing CCTV footage.
“It is down to their hard work that we identified Cogger and Mohamed and brought them to justice.
“These men are dangerous and are now rightfully behind bars, making our streets a safer place.”
Cogger was sentenced to 18 years and six months in prison and Mohamed was sentenced to 20 years and eight months in prison.