Nathan Dale, 37, and Jordan McKenzie-Pryce, 38, have been jailed for twelve years and fourteen years, respectively, after being found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm and possession of a firearm with intent. In August 2022, the two men ambushed a man in Waltham Abbey, Essex. Following an altercation, one of them shot them in the arm with a shotgun, causing serious injuries. Two weeks later, the offenders were arrested and the firearm was recovered from McKenzie-Pryce’s home. The court heard that the attack had been “meticulously planned”, including an attempt to reposition CCTV cameras to avoid detection.

A man has been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm following an incident in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Click on media link to read full report.

Kian Ward, aged 21, has been handed a twelve-month suspended sentence, including a 25-day rehabilitation requirement and 120-hours unpaid work, and ordered to pay £400 compensation after pleading guilty to possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear or alarm. In March 2021, after hitting a car as he tried to jump a traffic queue in Stoke, Staffordshire, Ward pointed an imitation firearm out of his car window. The court heard that the driver of the other vehicle was shaken but did not believe the weapon to be real.

A man allegedly pointed a firearm at a member of staff in a café in Wallasey, Merseyside before fleeing with stolen cash. The incident follows a similar attack at a café from the same chain earlier this month. Police have since seized two air weapons and arrested a man on suspicion of robbery.

Following a shooting at a nightclub in Birmingham, West Midlands, two men were treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. No arrests have yet been made.

Ross Payton, 32, and Alfie Malone, 30, have been jailed for 24 years and fourteen-and-a-half years, respectively, for conspiracy to supply Class A & B drugs, conspiracy to acquire/use/possess criminal property and conspiracy to sell/transfer firearms/ammunition. The two men were part of an organised crime group involved in drug and firearms supply across London, the Home Counties and Scotland. Following an extensive investigation, police discovered that Malone was a customer of Payton’s and that the pair had colluded in a plan for Payton to sell firearms including AK47 assault rifles, Skorpion submachine guns and handguns. During the investigation, three vulnerable people were safeguarded after being identified as being victims of exploitation by the gang.

Armed police officers and a dog unit responded following reports of a man with a handgun in Cheadle, Greater Manchester. The man was quickly located and arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear/violence.

Armed police officers were deployed after a number of cars crashed into each other and a gun was fired on a street in Birmingham, West Midlands. Residents reported seeing between fifteen and twenty men running around and shouting, some holding sticks. A police spokesperson later confirmed that officers recovered a shotgun and arrested one man on suspicion of possession of a firearm. It is believed the incident is linked to a cannabis factory on the same street.

A man was rushed to hospital following a shooting in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The victim died the following day from a single gunshot wound. Two men have since been arrested on suspicion of murder.

After being found guilty of murder, Robel Michael, 22, has been jailed for a minimum term of 27 years, while Jaden McGibbon and Sichem Mangituka-Mpelo, both 22, received minimum terms of 26 years. In June 2021, the three men, members of a drug-dealing gang, set out to find a man after hearing that he was on a “rideout” on “their turf” in Hornsey, North London. The man was shot in an alley, with at least four .32 calibre bullets being fired from a suspected revolver. He died in hospital the following day. The shooting was part of a long-standing gang feud.