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Drug dealer guilty of Jordan Thomas murder in Sheffield | Drug dealer guilty of Jordan Thomas murder in Sheffield |
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A drug dealer has been found guilty of shooting dead a man as he sat in a car at traffic lights in Sheffield. | A drug dealer has been found guilty of shooting dead a man as he sat in a car at traffic lights in Sheffield. |
Jordan Thomas, 22, was shot twice in the chest on Derek Dooley Way in 2014. The driver of the car, Neshaun Ferguson, was also shot. | Jordan Thomas, 22, was shot twice in the chest on Derek Dooley Way in 2014. The driver of the car, Neshaun Ferguson, was also shot. |
Jama Ahmed, 26, of Broomhall Place, Sheffield, was found guilty of murder and attempted murder following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court. | |
His co-accused Asif Yousaf, 33, was found not guilty on the same charges. | His co-accused Asif Yousaf, 33, was found not guilty on the same charges. |
The court had previously heard that Mr Thomas was shot by a lone gunman at about 22:15 GMT on 21 December in an attack linked to the fatal stabbing of Mubarak Ali in 2011 by Mr Thomas's cousin James Knowles. | |
Ahmed had claimed on the day of the killing he had been watching DVDs at an address in Broomhall before going home. | |
Asked if he knew who had killed Mr Thomas, he previously told the court: "I would love to know. I'm completely innocent." | |
Ahmed will be sentenced later on Thursday. |