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Thursday 23 September 2010

Birmingham Mail - News - Top Stories - Birmingham dad reveals how son was shot in attack by B515 gang

Birmingham Mail - News - Top Stories - Birmingham dad reveals how son was shot in attack by B515 gang: "BIRMINGHAM dad has told how his son was gunned down in a horrific street attack which he claimed was carried out by a gang that has terrorised city residents and attacked police cars.
Michael Travers said his son, Kirt, aged 22, was left fighting for life after being shot in the back in broad daylight by members of the B515 gang.
Talking exclusively to the Birmingham Mail, the 52-year-old machine driver from Ladywood, also described the shocking injuries his son suffered when the bullet ricocheted through his body.
The horrific aftermath of the attack was captured by documentary makers who were filming motorbike paramedics.
Earlier this month the Mail revealed that the police and city council had cracked down on the 40-strong B515 street gang after a catalogue of complaints from embattled residents living around Highgate, Southacre and Lee Bank."

Don't be misled by age of accused: Crown - Winnipeg Free Press

Don't be misled by age of accused: Crown - Winnipeg Free Press: "Winnipeg jury has been told not to be fooled by the tender age of two teens accused of carrying out a gangland 'hit' against a rival drug dealer.
'I'm sure you are curious why two boys, aged 15 and 16, would coldly execute someone sitting in their own vehicle,' Crown attorney Susan Baragar said Wednesday in her closing arguments. 'It defies belief.'
The accused, who can't be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Thomas Roy Phillips, 38, was shot twice in the head and once in the chest from point-blank range as he sat in the driver's seat of his Jeep Grand Cherokee on March 26, 2007.
Jury deliberations are expected to begin Monday.
'Just because you're a kid doesn't make killing OK,' said Baragar. 'Let me remind you these kids had guns, who used them to kill someone at four in the afternoon.'
A former Winnipeg gang member who became a justice informant testified earlier this week the pair were acting on orders from a senior member of the Indian Posse to kill Thomas, who was infringing on their 'turf' by selling drugs in the neighbourhood and had links to the Manitoba Warriors gang."

 
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