A second man has been jailed after dramatic CCTV captured a reckless gunman dismount from a motorbike and fire shots at a car during a high-speed chase.
Ryan O'Neill, 32, was riding the bike as his pillion passenger fired four shots at a fleeing car in Salford. The drama happened on Henley Avenue on February 19 last year.
The shots missed the car but hit a house. The helmeted gunman Dominic Allison, 25, was captured on shocking CCTV footage moments after he got off the motorbike running and firing a pump action shotgun four times towards a car - he was jailed in December.
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Now the man who was riding the bike, O'Neill, of Alban Street in Salford, has also been jailed. Detectives tackling organised crime in Salford said the reckless incident 'could have easily resulted in serious injury or even death'.
Following the firearms discharge, the car sped off and was pursued by the motorbike, resulting in a high speed chase across Salford, before the car rammed into the bike.
Following an analysis of forensics from the scene, officers were able to use DNA evidence as well as CCTV enquiries to establish that Allinson had fired the shotgun whilst O'Neill rode the bike.
O'Neill was sentenced to nine years in prison after he admitted possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life at Manchester Crown Court. He was also handed an extended licence period of three years.
Allinson, of Gargrave Street, Salford, was jailed for 14 years and handed an extended licence period of three years when he was sentenced at Bolton Crown Court in December. He was found guilty of possession of a firearm with intent to danger life and possession of a prohibited weapon.
After O'Neill was jailed, Detective Sergeant Karl Dalton, of GMP's Salford division, said: "This was a completely needless act of violence that O'Neill and Allinson were responsible for.
"Both men had absolutely no regard for the safety others; firing a shotgun in the street before engaging in a high speed chase which could have easily resulted in serious injury or even death for them or even innocent members of the public in the area.
"Over the last two years, Salford has seen a major decrease in serious and organised crime with shootings dropping by 60 per cent since the Operation Naseby taskforce was allocated, proactively gathering intelligence and successfully tackling criminal groups with well over 200 arrests as well as significant seizures of drugs, cars and money.
"Gun crime can have fatal consequences, and we are committed to reducing the number of firearms incidents further, working with key partners in the area to deliver training and diversionary activities to educate young people about the risks of gang behaviour.
"Hopefully both sentences send a clear message about the consequences of being involved in organised crime and gives Allinson and O'Neill the time they need to think about such senseless actions."
