Akeem Lawrence was instrumental in the murder of Murtaza Nazir in a meticulously planned killing in Bagshaw Road, Stechford, on a Friday evening in August 2020.
Mr Nazir, who was 26, was alone at this time and was driving a Black Mitsubishi Shogun but within minutes of parking up and getting out he had been fatally shot.
The father of one was approached by two other vehicles displaying cloned number plates, each with a driver and a gunman inside.
The cars, a white Dacia Duster and a grey Seat Leon, had been driving around the area for about half an hour before they arrived at speed and suddenly stopped next to the victim.
One person from the back of each vehicle got out and from different angles each carrying a handgun, fired a total of 10 bullets at Mr Nazir whilst their accomplices kept the engines running.
The two gunmen got back in the cars and sped off leaving Mr Nazir dying in the street. All four people were at the scene for no more than 30 seconds.
Following an extensive investigation, in April 2021 Tahir Zaman and Shamrez Khan were convicted and sentenced for Mr Nazir’s murder and jailed for life with a minimum term behind bars of 25 years.
After further CCTV evidence and mobile phone data were secured by investigators, Lawrence, aged 30, was also charged with murder and conspiring to possess a firearm.
He denied the charges but at Birmingham Crown Court, but a jury found him guilty of both charges.
Lawrence of Clipson Road, Birmingham was sentenced yesterday to life, with a minimum term of 35 years.
