Two men jailed over botched shooting in Smethwick

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 18:38 · Archive

Adam Liaqat accidentally shot his accomplice Asad Khan during a planned attack in Smethwick last November.

Adam Liaqat accidentally shot his accomplice Asad Khan during what police say was a planned shooting in Smethwick on 23 November last year. The incident occurred just before 04:30 GMT when the two men were parked up in a stolen Mitsubishi Outlander on St Paul's Road. Liaqat, driving the vehicle, fired the gun by mistake, leaving Khan with serious leg injuries. Khan took a taxi to hospital, initially claiming to be unclear about what had happened.

West Midlands Police discovered a message between Khan and someone else indicating the pair were on their way to conduct a shooting before their mishap. The Mitsubishi had been stolen from Rowley Regis the previous evening. Liaqat was arrested on 2 December following a pursuit in a Honda Accord. His passenger was Yakuba Sawaneh, and Class A drugs and other items were thrown from the windows during the chase.

All three men were convicted at Wolverhampton Crown Court in May. Liaqat, aged 19 or 20, was jailed for 15 years for possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and drugs offences. Khan received 13 years for the same firearm offence. Sawaneh was sentenced to three-and-a-half years, having been found guilty of possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply.

How it is being reported

• Midlands mishap hitmen jailed over botched shooting plan when one accidentally shot the otherAdam Liaqat and Asad Khan have been jailed after the the incident in Smethwick last NovemberBirminghamLive · 2 Nov, 17:52
• Gunman shot his own accomplice in botched attackAdam Liaqat fired a gun by mistake, leaving accomplice Asad Khan with leg injuries, police say.BBC Birmingham And Black Country · 2 Nov, 17:44

In this story: Adam Liaqat · Asad Khan · Yakuba Sawaneh · Smethwick · West Midlands Police · Wolverhampton Crown Court

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