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'Highly dangerous' Hackney gang of brothers fired machine gun at flats and hid heroin in lift shafts

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Vincent
Published date19 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
Ryan and Ramela were each sentenced to 21 years, while Jameal was sentenced to 25 years. A fourth man, Edwin Osei, 26, of Clapton Common was jailed for nine years

The Gordon brothers were important figures in a Hackney-based gang, with Osei helping them to harm rival gang members. Through a long Metropolitan Police investigation, officers connected the men to several serious firearms offences in Hackney.

On March 14, 2020, the Gordon brothers discharged a number of rounds from the Uzi sub machine gun into a block of flats targeting an opposing gang. One of the bullets injured a member of the public passing by on their way home from work.

Officers used CCTV footage to connect the brothers to another incident where a self-loading pistol was fired in a heavily pedestrianised area of Homerton on May 21, 2020. A few days later, officers examined a block of flats in Lynmouth Road after a warrant was issued.

They seized crack cocaine and heroin hidden away in lift shafts, which had a combined street value of £20,000. They also found the pistol that had been used in the Homerton shooting hidden in a shaft of the lift up to the apartment. All four men were arrested and taken into custody.

Detective Chief Inspector Matthew Webb from the Met’s Specialist Crime who led this investigation said: “These highly dangerous individuals had been heavily involved...

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