A 'dangerous' teenager immersed in a 'culture of gangs and guns'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA teen gunman who opened fire inside a shop has been jailed. In an act stemming from 'gang rivalry' Jacob Richards, then 15, fired three times in the store in Cheadle Hulme before shooting at a passing delivery driver.
No one was hurt. Richards, now 18, also organised a petrol bomb attack on a family home a few weeks before opening fire both inside and outside a corner shop.
He was branded a danger to society by a judge as she handed him an extended 12-year prison sentence. The offences came during a 'short period of absolute chaos' in his life, Philip Barnes, defending said.
Judge Elizabeth Nicholls said his 'offending and his conduct has continued unabated' since he was incarcerated. READ MORE: Jay Slater search teams navigating dangerous Tenerife mountains 'still have hope' they'll find him alive Richards, now 18, has been jailed for a catalogue of crimes - including involvement in an arson attack at a family home; and conspiracy to possess other firearms revealed by recordings of phone calls in prison.
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