Man jailed after firing deadly submachine gun on public road earlier than fleeing in Rolls Royce | EUROtoday

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A gunman who opened hearth on the road with a submachine gun earlier than fleeing in a Rolls Royce has been jailed for greater than 15 years.

Mohammad Khan fired the deadly Skorpion gun within the course of a person standing in a doorway, damaging a home and parked automotive on Melrose Place, Smethwick.

Khan, 29, was amongst a bunch of people that arrived at Melrose Place at 4am on 6 September 2023 following a dispute. Khan was handed the Skorpion gun – Eastern European weapons which might hearth as much as 800 rounds-per-minute – by an affiliate.

No one was injured within the taking pictures and the mob fled off in a employed Rolls Royce, earlier than West Midlands Police tracked down the car and have been capable of determine Khan following forensic investigations.

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Khan was arrested quickly after and charged with possession of a firearm with intent to hazard life. After going through a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court, Khan was sentenced this week to fifteen years and 6 months in jail.

Skorpion weapons are machine pistols which have been first designed in Czechoslovakia within the Fifties. They have been later believed to have been utilized by members of Irish republican teams.

West Midlands Police mentioned: “We’re continuing our work to take all guns off the streets and jail those who are prepared to use, supply or handle them. Over the last 12 months we’ve helped put many offenders behind bars and there is no hiding place, we’ll continue to do this.

“The success is part of Operation Target, which sees us take a defiant stand against a range of serious and organised crime offences.

“Officers use local intelligence, seize goods, carry out warrants and target offenders as part the ongoing crackdown.”