Four men convicted after Euston drive-by church shooting

(From L to R) Nelson-Martin, Perch, Walters, Lacroix-Omar

Four men have been convicted for their involvement in a drive-by shooting outside a church in Euston in January 2023.

Four women and two children were injured after a sawn-off shotgun was fired into a crowd of people who had been at a memorial service.

Two victims were left with injuries that would "impact them the rest of their lives", the Met Police said.

It reviewed more than 2,000 hours of CCTV footage to identify the culprits.

The shooting took place outside St Aloysius Church where hundreds of people had just attended a memorial service.

Shots were fired from a passing car into the back of a crowd of people who had turned to view doves being released from the church steps.

Police said one of the children injured was left with a metal pellet embedded in a muscle "close to her heart" and said it "will have an impact for the rest of her life".

Police said the men "brought unimaginable fear and horror to the streets of London"

One of the other victims was left with serious injuries that police said have impacted her hearing and balance.

Investigators said they reviewed over 2,000 hours of CCTV footage to determine who was behind the attack.

'Rival gang'

They were able to discover the shooters' five-mile getaway through north London, which showed them overtaking cars, driving on the wrong side of the road, and jumping a red light.

Officers found one of the men responsible was part of a gang in north London and he had believed members of a rival gang would be at the memorial service.

The four men found guilty of conspiracy to wound with intent to cause serious harm at Kingston Crown Court were:

• Tyrell Lacroix-Omar, 23, of Dorman Way, Swiss Cottage

• Jashy Perch, 20, of Churchfields Road, Watford

• Jordan Walters, 24, of Hilltop Avenue, Brent

• Alrico Nelson-Martin, 20, of Griffin Close, Brent, who was further convicted of possession of a shotgun with intent to endanger life

Det Insp Darren Jones said: "These dangerous men brought unimaginable fear and horror to the streets of London.

"The innocent women and girls who were injured will have to deal with the impact of that for the rest of their lives."

Police said they were still trying to trace another man who was believed to be in the car at the time of the shooting.

Sentencing will take place 12 April at the same court.

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