Pair jailed for drive-by shooting in Colchester

4:11pm Wednesday 6th March 2013 in News

Drive-by shooters Dean Edwards and Michael Cooper have been jailed for 15 years and six years respectively.

Edwards, 38, of Convent Close, Braintree, fired three shots at TPs bar in Queen Street, Colchester on September 15 last year.

The attack was in revenage after he had been thrown out after a row over a drink.

Cooper, 40, of Russell Road, Clacton, drove Edwards around the town centre six times.

They were convicted of possessing a firearm to endanger life at Chelmsford Crown Court today.

 

Comments(8)

Jess Jephcott says...
6:57pm Wed 6 Mar 13

15 years! You only get 14 for murder.

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Citizen 139 says...
9:30pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Use of firearms is an instant long sentence.

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Dug says...
11:38pm Wed 6 Mar 13

Brains of Britain these! Lol!!

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angryman!!! says...
3:51am Thu 7 Mar 13

well worth it, must have been a good drink

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friday_woods says...
8:36am Thu 7 Mar 13

Thats one long hangover to get over.

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Farmhouse France says...
10:48am Thu 7 Mar 13

Old enough to know better and if not locked up would have probably done it again and hurt innocent people who got in the way. We are all better off with them behind bars.

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Joker50 says...
4:04pm Thu 7 Mar 13

I think that's a fair sentence for the crime commited.

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ALIUK1 says...
10:46pm Sat 9 Mar 13

Perhaps this will put people off using guns and knives with the deterrant of such long sentences to serve.

But then again I can't see that working either, perhaps corporal punishment could be used.

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