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Gunmen jailed for attempted murder in street

Alex MossYorkshire
West Yorkshire Police Two custody pictures. The man on the left has short black hair and a black goatee beard. The man on the right has has short black hair and a black beard.West Yorkshire Police
Police said Nathaniel Collins (l) and Mohammed Nageen used "a very significant level of violence"

Two men who shot a man with handguns in a residential street in Huddersfield have been jailed after being found guilty of attempted murder.

Police said Nathaniel Collins and Mohammed Nageen, both aged 20, "fully intended to kill their victim" when they fired the weapons at him in Smiths Avenue in Marsh last December.

The 32-year-old victim was taken to hospital for treatment for bullet injuries caused to his arm and leg.

Collins, of St Paul's Road, was jailed at Leeds Crown Court for 27 years for attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life while Nageen, of Ringwood Road, was given 25 years for the same offences.

The shooting took place just before 20:00 GMT on 1 December when the victim was approached by the men who fired at him before fleeing in a car.

Det Sgt Ade Belle, of the homicide and major enquiry team, said the pair "used a very significant level of violence".

He added: "It is extremely fortunate he did not suffer more severe injuries and this incident did not prove to be a murder."

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