Three men have been convicted of attempted murder after shots were fired at a family home in Perry Barr earlier this year. Pictured L to R : Shaquon Richardson-Bowen, Aairus Rehman and Shomari Mapp. (Image: West Midlands Police)

Birmingham gang jailed for attempted murder after 'targeted' shooting at family house

by · Birmingham Live

Three Birmingham men have been jailed for attempted murder after planning a "targeted attack" on a family home in Birmingham. Police said it was a "miracle" that no one wasn't more seriously injured after shots were fired at a family home in Perry Barr earlier this year.

Police told of how on May 18 at 11pm, shots were fired at an address on Glendower Road. Three shots were fired in quick succession targeting the upstairs and downstairs windows of the property.

The shooting damaged the house and nearby property as well as injuring one occupant in his 60s, police said. Shaquon Richardson-Bowen, Aairus Rehman and Shomari Mapp were convicted of attempted murder at Birmingham Crown Court and will be sentenced next year.

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Police revealed how the final bullet struck a window which caused the glass to shatter. A man in his 60s, who was on the property at the time, was injured by the broken glass.

During the shooting, a camera at the front of the address was damaged in an attempt to conceal the identities of the offenders. A brick was also thrown at the windscreen of a parked car near the property.

Three men have been convicted of attempted murder after shots were fired at a family home in Perry Barr earlier this year. Pictured: Burnt out stolen Skoda (Image: West Midlands Police)

The gang then drove off from the scene in a stolen Skoda vehicle and burned the car, destroying evidence. A West Midlands Police spokesperson explained: "Our investigation was based on CCTV footage, ANPR cameras and mobile phone evidence which allowed us to piece together a timeline of events in the build-up to the shooting.

"This led officers to identify three offenders who targeted the victim’s address in a planned attack - Shomari Mapp, aged 22, Aairus Rehman, aged 22 and Shaquon Richardson-Bowen, aged 21.

"In the hours leading up to the shooting, mobile phone evidence shows all three men were together or in close proximity. Their mobile phones were all then switched off or inactive during the shooting.

Three men have been convicted of attempted murder after shots were fired at a family home in Perry Barr earlier this year. Pictured: Bullet hole (Image: West Midlands Police)

"CCTV footage shows the gang driving past Glendower Road, an hour before the shooting to survey the area. Following our enquiries, all three men were arrested and subsequently charged."

After a trial at Birmingham Crown Court, Mapp of Melvina Road, Birmingham and Richardson-Bowen of Severne Road, Birmingham, have been convicted of attempted murder and arson. Rehman of Ringlow Road, Birmingham, admitted to arson and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life at an earlier hearing and was found guilty at trial for attempted murder.

They are scheduled to be sentenced on January 29 next year. Detective Inspector Francis Nock, from our Major Crimes Unit, said: “This was a planned and targeted attack on a family home when the gang knew the occupiers would be at the address.

“The shooting required immense planning such as a reccy of the area, significant communication between the group, and covering their tracks. It’s a miracle someone wasn’t more seriously injured.”