Moment teenager, 19, pulls out a handgun and threatens a man
Moment teenager, 19, pulls out a handgun and threatens a man with it before being chased through a shopping arcade by armed police
- Officers pursued Nikye Thomas after he brandished a handgun in Birmingham
This is the horrifying moment a teenager pulled out a loaded gun in a busy city center and he threatened a man with it before being chased through a shopping arcade by armed police.
Officers pursued Nikye Thomas after he brandished a black handgun in Birmingham in June.
The 19-year-old was jailed for five years on several charges – including possession of a firearm – earlier this week.
Dramatic footage shows Thomas, of Birmingham, grappling with a man over a small bag at around 3:10pm on June 24.
After running from the scene he brazenly pulls out a gun from the bag – aiming it at a man on a bike.
Ducking in fear, the man falls off his bike – getting up and running off as Thomas points the weapon in his direction.
Officers pursued Nikye Thomas after he brandished a black handgun in Birmingham in June
Dramatic footage shows Thomas, of Birmingham, brazenly pulling out a gun from the bag – aiming it at a man on a bike
The 19-year-old was jailed for five years on several charges – including possession of a firearm – earlier this week
The gun was later found to contain five live rounds in the magazine and another in the chamber
Wearing a black ACDC t-shirt and black jeans, they spot him as he emerges around a corner close to the Burlington Arcade (pictured) in the city centre
Thomas attempted to escape but officers were alerted and gave chase through the city.
Wearing a black ACDC t-shirt and black jeans, they spot him as he emerges around a corner close to the Burlington Arcade in the city centre.
As police race from the car and shout at him to stop he races into the up-market shopping center with the officers on his heels.
CCTV shows the teen dropping the gun – which was later found to contain five live rounds in the magazine and another in the chamber – as he sprints down an elegant set of stairs.
Officers continued to sprint after him into Birmingham New Street, a busy train station, where an officer took him down and arrested him with the help of an off-duty officer.
Cannabis resin, some scales and a burner phone were found in Thomas’s bag, police said.
Thomas, of Colindale Road, was jailed at Birmingham crown court for five years for for possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and six months, to be served concurrently, for possession of cannabis with intent to supply.
Det Sgt Sharon Owen, from West Midlands Police’s Major Crime team, praised the work of officers to arrest Thomas.
As police race from the car and shout at him to stop he races into the up-market shopping center with the officers on his heels
CCTV shows the teen dropping the gun as he sprints down an elegant set of stairs within the shopping centre
Officers continued to sprint after him into Birmingham New Street, a busy train station, where an officer took him down and arrested him with the help of an off-duty officer
Cannabis resin, some scales and a burner phone were found in Thomas’s bag, police said
She said: ‘This was a shocking and reckless act which happened in the middle of a busy Saturday afternoon at a time when the city was full of innocent people.
‘Thanks to great work by CCTV operators, firearms officers, forensics and investigators, Thomas is now behind bars.
‘In addition to the five rounds in the gun’s magazine, one was in the chamber and ready to be fired.
‘Carrying guns on our streets is completely unacceptable and this investigation could easily have become a murder investigation had he pulled the trigger.
‘We are determined to take guns off the streets and arresting those who think it is acceptable.’
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