Four people have been jailed and two more will be sentenced after innocent partygoers were shot in crossfire during a gunfight in Leyton.
It happened in 2017 at a rented hall in Rigg Approach, where 300 people had gathered for a private function when two groups began shooting at each other.
At least 34 rounds were fired from six guns – which included an Uzi sub machine pistol and a Makarov self-loading pistol – causing people to chaotically flee into the street.
During the mayhem inside the hall a man in his 40s was shot in the leg and a woman in her 20s went to hospital after being shot in the chest.
Both victims, who were innocent bystanders, have recovered from their injuries.
On Friday, November 5 a man and a woman, who were among the six people convicted, were sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court, having been found guilty in August 2020 following a four week trial. They were:
Shearine Thompson, 42 was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of firearms with intent to endanger life, for her role as a getaway driver.
Sinan Ozger, 33 was sentenced to 21 years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of firearms with intent to endanger life, surrounding the use of a Makarov self-loading pistol and a Tokarev self-loading pistol.
Two men, who had previously been sentenced on Thursday, 16 September, were found guilty at the same court on Friday, 12 March, following a four week trial. They were: Michael Lawrence, 24, of Richard Bradley Way, Tipton, was sentenced to 15 years and six months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of firearms with intent to endanger life. This related to the possession and use of an Uzi sub-machine pistol and a Sig Sauer self-loading pistol.
Kamal Lorren Parrish, 30, of Malvern Terrace, Enfield, was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of firearms with intent to endanger life. This related to the possession and use of an Uzi sub-machine pistol and a Sig Sauer self-loading pistol.
The following will be sentenced on Thursday, 24 February 2022:
Haramein Jelani Mohammed, 35, of Pedro Street, Hackney was found guilty on Friday, 12 March of GBH with intent and possession of firearms with intent to endanger life, also relating to the possession and use of an Uzi sub-machine pistol and a Sig Sauer self-loading pistol.
On 27 May 2020, Jacob Joseph Maitland, 34, of Gloucester Road, Tottenham, pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, surrounding the use of a Tokarev self-loading pistol.