A gunman on a moped in a police chase has admitted injuring two passers-by when he dropped his weapon and it went off near Clapham Common.
Keymarni King, 18, was trying to escape from officers with Brolynn Dangi when he dropped a loaded sawn-off shotgun which went off.
Two women aged 27 and 36 at the time required hospital treatment after being hit during the incident at around 5pm on 1 March.
King pleaded guilty to two counts of wounding as he had dropped the firearm which then caused the injuries.
Both admitted possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, during a hearing at Inner London Crown Court on Tuesday.
King was also convicted of being in breach of an existing criminal behaviour order while Dangi, 18, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking in relation to the moped they were riding.
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The pair were remanded in custody ahead of sentencing at the same court on 29 November.
The court had heard that King dropped the shotgun when they got off the moped and tried to escape on foot and it discharged.
Detective Constable Emily Foo, a Trident officer from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “The reckless actions of Dangi and King are truly shocking. Knowing they were in possession of a loaded sawn-off shotgun, the pair attempted to flee from police who had attempted to stop the stolen moped they were on, riding on the pavement before losing control.
“In their panic to flee, King dropped the firearm which went off – injuring two people and causing damage to a pub window where other people were enjoying their afternoon.
The fact that the injuries sustained by two innocent people were not more serious, or that more people weren’t injured by the firearm going off, is only down to sheer luck.
“Knowing what had happened, Dangi and King chose to run away – lying to a driver they came across, saying they were being chased by a gang so they could be driven away from the scene.
“However, thanks to diligent police work which managed to track the pair through CCTV, we managed to identify where they had gone, locate and arrest them.”
The court heard that King and Dangi initially evaded police after the shooting after fleeing the scene in a car they flagged down.
However, they were later arrested and forensic analysis of the weapon and helmets and clothes the pair discarded as they were escaping helped detectives build a case against them which led to guilty pleas.
Anyone with information about gun crime is asked to call police on 101 or to remain anonymous Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
