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| Three men have been jailed for more than 11 years each after opening fire on an unmarked police car while searching for rival gang members in east London. | Three men have been jailed for more than 11 years each after opening fire on an unmarked police car while searching for rival gang members in east London. |
| Ricardo Miles, 21, Daniel Ikumelo, 23, and Adebola Alimi, 22, were cycling through Hackney looking for enemies in a gangland feud when the police car pulled up alongside them and Miles fired a Colt .45 revolver, Snaresbrook crown court was told. | Ricardo Miles, 21, Daniel Ikumelo, 23, and Adebola Alimi, 22, were cycling through Hackney looking for enemies in a gangland feud when the police car pulled up alongside them and Miles fired a Colt .45 revolver, Snaresbrook crown court was told. |
| No officers were harmed as the bullet hit the ground in front of the vehicle. Miles tried to fire a second time but the weapon jammed and he pointed it threateningly at the officers as they drove away. | No officers were harmed as the bullet hit the ground in front of the vehicle. Miles tried to fire a second time but the weapon jammed and he pointed it threateningly at the officers as they drove away. |
| All three were found guilty of possessing a weapon with the intent to endanger life, possessing ammunition and possessing a knife following a trial. | All three were found guilty of possessing a weapon with the intent to endanger life, possessing ammunition and possessing a knife following a trial. |
| Passing sentence, the judge Neil Sanders said: "There was no lawful reason for you to have that weapon. There was a real risk of injury to not only the police officers but also residents as this was done in a residential area. | Passing sentence, the judge Neil Sanders said: "There was no lawful reason for you to have that weapon. There was a real risk of injury to not only the police officers but also residents as this was done in a residential area. |
| "Here the intention was to endanger life and to use the weapon when the occasion rose as demonstrated by when it was fired in the context of gang rivalry." | "Here the intention was to endanger life and to use the weapon when the occasion rose as demonstrated by when it was fired in the context of gang rivalry." |
| PC Richard Gilbert had been patrolling around Hackney when he spotted the group acting suspiciously at around 11.30pm on 10 January last year. He approached them in a car with another officer and saw them fiddling with their waists as though they were about to drop something, the court heard. | PC Richard Gilbert had been patrolling around Hackney when he spotted the group acting suspiciously at around 11.30pm on 10 January last year. He approached them in a car with another officer and saw them fiddling with their waists as though they were about to drop something, the court heard. |
| Miles produced the handgun and fired a shot towards the officers. Gilbert put the car in reverse as Miles continued to point the gun at them while the gang cycled away. | Miles produced the handgun and fired a shot towards the officers. Gilbert put the car in reverse as Miles continued to point the gun at them while the gang cycled away. |
| Miles, of Enfield, was sentenced to 13 years; Ikumelo, of Islington, was given 11 years and 11 months; and Alimi, of Hackney, 12 years. | Miles, of Enfield, was sentenced to 13 years; Ikumelo, of Islington, was given 11 years and 11 months; and Alimi, of Hackney, 12 years. |
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