Three men have received custodial sentences totalling over 29 years for their involvement in a shooting in Little Hulton in May 2024.
The three men were sentenced on Friday 17 January at Manchester Crown Court for their targeted attack on Aspinall Crescent in Little Hulton.
The attack occurred at around 9:30pm, and resulted in a 20-year-old man being shot in the chest and receiving life-threatening injuries.
The victim was fortunate to survive his injuries after receiving hospital treatment.
The attack was conducted by James Gregory, 20, Jacob Humphreys, 21, and Tyler Harrison, 20, with all three men being found guilty of wounding with intent.
Following the incident GMP’s Challenger Team in Salford quickly launched an investigation with detectives focusing on CCTV from the scene of the shooting.
The CCTV investigation by the GMP enabled them to trace the movements of the three men to key locations.
The footage showed the three disposing of a vehicle used in the attack by setting it alight in attempts to remove evidence, while also being able to trace all three men to an address which was used to co-ordinate their crimes.
Detectives also found evidence of false registration plates being obtained to try to conceal their tracks from CCTV trawls.
The three men involved in the crime have all been identified – with the hours of evidence creating a timeline of there movements.
The collected evidence allowed the the Challenger team to present compelling evidence to court that the attack was targeted, organised and pre-meditated.
James Gregory (02/06/2004) of West Way, Salford was sentenced for eight years and four months wounding with intent.
The 20-year-old also pleaded guilty to possession of a machete and being concerned in the supply of class B drugs.
Tyler Harrison (23/09/2004) of Kent Street in Swinton, has been sentenced of eight years and ten months after being found guilty of wounding with intent.
Harrison also pleaded guilty to supply of class A and B, money laundering and possession with intent to supply both class A and class B drugs, all of which came to light during the investigation into the shooting.
And the final man to be sentenced was Jacob Humphreys (03/05/2003) of Chanters Avenue in Tyldesley, who was jailed for 12 years for wounding with intent.
Following the incident Detective Inspector Rebecca McGuigan, of the Challenger Organised Crime and District Intelligence Unit, spoke on the sentencing.
DI McGuigan said: “We are extremely grateful to everyone who has worked so hard on this case, it was complex and fast-moving but we were able to quickly identify those responsible for the shooting and bring them to justice.
“We are also pleased to say that the victim has since made a full recovery.
“As well as securing custodial sentences for the men involved, we take our duty of care to the wider community very seriously and have also worked hard with our trusted partners, ForHousing, to secure a full closure order at the scene of the shooting in December 2024.”
She continued: “Our main priority in our Challenger team in Salford is to tackle serious and organised crime and anti-social behaviour in Little Hulton.
“We proactively pursue, protect and prevent crime to bring organised criminals who are intent of blighting our local community to justice.
“The local community may have noticed an enhanced police present in the area of Little Hulton, this will continue whilst we focus on driving down the harm caused by incidents of this nature.”
Detective Inspector Rebecca McGuigan continued to share that they police are working with Salford City Council, housing providers and the education system to engage a joint approach to reduce the impact of crime in Salford.
She added: “If you have any information, we urge you to dial 101 or use the Live Chat function on our website www.gmp.police.uk to get in touch.
“You can also provide information anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. In an emergency, always dial 999.”
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