'Extremely dangerous' gunmen who shot at a car with a four-year-old girl, her teenage brother and parents inside have been jailed.
Hackney gang members Jordan Shaw and Joshua Fraser were in a 'ride out' into a rival gang's patch when they fired at the car, believing it belonged to a rival group.
In fact it belonged to an innocent family, and the pair were arrested after Shaw was involved in another shooting - and the gun was linked to 11 more crimes.
Shaw, 20, of Green Lanes, Hackney, was sentenced to 21 years for two counts of possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life, conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder at Snaresbrook Crown Court on September 3.
Joshua Fraser, 19, of King Edwards Road, Hackney, will serve 14 years for possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life and conspiracy to commit murder.
On February 25 last year, both Shaw and Fraser, who had affiliations to the Manor House street gang, took part in a 'ride out' into opposition gang territory in the Shrubland Road area of Hackney, where they shot at a car they thought belonged to a rival gang.
But the car belonged to a family with no connection to gang members, and a 13-year old boy and four-year old girl were inside at the time of the shooting.
Fortunately, nobody was injured.
Six months later on August 11 Shaw was involved in a shooting in Stoke Newington High Street in which three shots were fired at a victim who sustained a single gunshot wound to the arm.
The Met’s specialist firearms teams carried out round the clock investigations into Shaw and Fraser before arresting them at their home addresses on May 31, 2023 and October 4 2023 respectively.
"Our Specialist Crime Proactive teams also recovered the firearm used in the gang-related activity in Hackney and which was subsequently found to have been used in eleven previous discharges in London.
"This vital work has no doubt had a significant impact in safeguarding our local community and securing justice for victims who included very young children."
The sentencing took place at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
The Met Police Specialist Crime units are working with borough colleagues to dismantle serious and organised crime groups that pose the greatest harm to London’s communities.
Last year 386 illegal firearms were seized across London - more than one a day.
Between April 2023 and March 2024 there was a reduction in the number of firearms offences from 196 to 145.
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