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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Matthew Cooper

Gang feud gunman who opened fire on mourners at wake causing 'utter terror' is jailed for life

A gang member who opened fire on a crowd of mourners attending a wake has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 24 years after a judge said the shooting had caused “utter terror”.

Meshaq Berryman, who fired four shots from the back of a stolen Nissan Qashqai towards St Mary’s Church Hall in Hamstead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, was found guilty at a trial last year after denying three counts of attempted murder.

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