Man jailed after boy targeted in mistaken identity shooting

Police believe Shaw did not act alone in the shooting

A Huddersfield man been jailed after a 16-year-old boy was shot in a case of mistaken identity.

James Shaw, 49, was jailed for three years and eight months at Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday after admitting conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm.

The teenager suffered serious injuries after being shot in the back in 2018.

West Yorkshire Police's Det Ch Insp Zaheer Abbas said Shaw did not act alone and the case remained open.

"We would never close this investigation until other guilty parties involved are put before the courts and taken off our streets," he added.

Emergency services were called to Hammond Street in Huddersfield at about 18:15 BST on September 16 to reports a male had been shot by suspects who had pulled up alongside him in a car.

Police investigations established the attackers had approached the victim by mistake thinking he was somebody else.

The victim suffered serious injuries after being shot in the back

Det Ch Insp Abbas said "This was a terrifying ordeal for the victim who was going about his business and was in no way involved in criminality or gangs.

"Shaw and others sought retribution for an earlier incident and as a result an innocent young man was mistakenly targeted."