Gangland shooting plotters who organised for a semi-automatic pistol to be fired at a rival's house in broad daylight following an underworld feud have been jailed.
When Paul Momat's organised crime group fell out with another gang, he sparked a UK-wide conspiracy, with a team travelling to South Shields from London to carry out the shooting. The heavily disguised gunman lay in wait for Joseph Robinson before firing two low shots at his front door in a busy residential street in the early afternoon.
Five men have now been jailed, with a further three still to learn their fate. Four of them admitting conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and the other four were convicted after a trial at Newcastle Crown Court.
