A third male has been found guilty of murder and conspiring to possess a firearm.
Akeem Lawrence, 30 from Birmingham was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 35 years after he was found guilty of murdering a young father.
Murtaza Nazir was fatally shot in August 2020 getting out of his Black Mitsubishi Shogun. Mr Nazir was approached by two vehicles, each with a driver and a gunman inside. Lawrence and others fired a total of 10 bullets at Mr Nazir which left him dying in the street as the gunmen sped off.
Aftab Jafferjee KC, who led Michael Bisgrove, represents the Crown, instructed by the CPS.
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