Police reveal how they closed in on gang who shot at Birmingham home while man sat inside

West Midlands Police have revealed how officers closed in on a Birmingham gang who shot at a family home while a man was inside. Shaquon Richardson-Bowen, Aairus Rehman and Shomari Mapp have been jailed for attempted murder for planning the targeted attack on the Perry Barr home.

During the shooting on May 18 last year, three shots were fired in quick succession targeting upstairs and downstairs windows of the property. The final bullet shattered a window, injuring a man in his 60s who was inside.

In an attempt to evade police, the men burnt out their vehicle and shot at a house camera to conceal their identities - but detectives still placed Richardson-Bowen, Rehman and Mapp at the scene.

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They are due to be sentenced next year. Police said it was a "miracle" there were not more serious injuries after shots were fired at an address on Glendower Road at 11pm.

A brick was also thrown at the windscreen of a parked car near the property. Detectives said the men struck after checking the area and conducting "significant communication" and planning. They 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 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.

"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, were convicted of attempted murder and arson.

Rehman, of Ringlow Road, Birmingham, admitted arson and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life at an earlier hearing and was found guilty at trial of attempted murder. They are due to be sentenced on January 29 next year.

Det Insp Francis Nock, from the force's 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.”