Overview
- The Old Bailey sentenced 33-year-old Jazz Reid to 38 years in prison with a further five years on extended licence after convictions for attempted murder, wounding with intent and firearms offences.
- Prosecutors said he posed as a food courier, using a converted e-bike and a green delivery rucksack to reach targets in three linked attacks across October and November 2024.
- In the final assault in Ladbroke Grove on November 24, he fired 11 shots into a car, hitting an eight-year-old twice and a 34-year-old five times; both survived, with the man left with life-changing injuries.
- Detectives reviewed extensive CCTV, mobile phone data and ANPR to track his movements, and recovered a loaded pistol with his DNA hidden under a concrete slab at his Uxbridge home.
- Judge Sarah Whitehouse highlighted the absence of a clear motive and flagged possible contract or drug-related reasons; Reid denied the crimes and claimed the gun was planted over a £10,000 debt.