Twins who formed 'pack' and 'hunted' down rival gang member jailed for life
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwin brothers who 'hunted' down and shot a rival gang member in the leg have been jailed for life. Gunman James Byrne and his brother Curtis Byrne, who formed a 'pack', travelled in convoy on electric bikes before locating their target near a social club and firing six bullets at him, the ECHO reports.
It came after a third defendant, Mason Smith, was hit by a car. Another incident which saw a volley of shots fired at a drug dealer in the street.
One of the Byrnes later jumped out of a bedroom window when the police visited his mum's house. All three stood trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life in July.
The Byrnes were unanimously convicted of these charges and returned to the same court for sentencing this afternoon, Friday, although Smith was cleared of both counts and the lesser offence of wounding with intent.
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