Gunman jailed for 32 years over street shooting

Gunman Hayden Frost has been sentenced to 32 years in prison

A man has been jailed for attempted murder after chasing his victim down a street before unleashing a flurry of gunshots.

Hayden Frost fled the scene in Birmingham in September on an e-bike while his male target was left with a bullet wound to the neck, said police.

Frost was sentenced to 32 years in prison at the city's crown court on Wednesday.

The 26-year-old, from Laburnum Avenue in Solihull, had been convicted of attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

Police said Frost had travelled on the e-bike to the Marston Green Tavern, a pub in Marston Green, Solihull, on 9 September where his victim was socialising with friends.

Shortly after 23:00 GMT, Frost followed the man to the Iron Horse Pub on Flaxley Road in the Stechford area of Birmingham, where he was recorded on CCTV hiding in a bush.

The man later got in a car and Frost followed him to Craneberry Road in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull.

In the early hours of 10 September, as he was walking to a cashpoint, Frost chased him and shot towards his head before fleeing.

The shooting was captured by CCTV cameras, which police said led to Frost’s arrest and conviction.

The West Midlands force said the victim suffered a wound to the neck, with the bullet travelling down to his right shoulder where fragments still remained.

As well as physical injuries, he was also left with psychological scars including fearing being left on his own when out in public, police added.

The force said the motive for the attack remained unknown.

Det Insp Francis Nock said: “Frost was calculating - dressed in black he followed his victim on an e-bike, where he hid and waited for him to be alone and vulnerable.

“He then carried out what must have been a terrifying attack on his victim who was forced to run for his life as bullets were discharged.”

He added: “Guns have no place on the streets of the West Midlands and this sentence sends out a clear message that people who do carry weapons and decide to use them will face many years behind bars.”