Helmeted gunman fires pump action shotgun at fleeing car
Shocking moment helmeted gunman fires pump action shotgun at fleeing car as motorbike gangster is jailed
- Ryan O’Neill, 32, was riding bike with his pillion passenger Dominic Allinson, 25
- CCTV shows Allinson sprint after a black car while firing shotgun at it four times
- O’Neill was sentenced to nine years in prison at Manchester Crown Court
- He admitting possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life after the incident
CCTV footage shows a helmeted gunman firing a pump action shotgun at a fleeing car – as a second man is jailed over the terrifying incident.
Ryan O’Neill, 32, was riding the bike as his pillion passenger Dominic Allinson, 25, fired four shots at a fleeing car in Salford.
The footage shows a black car hastily reversing down a narrow residential street before Allinson sprints after it while firing the shotgun on Henley Avenue in Irlam on February 19 last year.
The shots missed the car but hit a house.
Footage shows a black car hastily reversing down a narrow residential street before a helmeted gunman sprints after it while firing the shotgun on Henley Avenue in Irlam on February 19 last year
Ryan O’Neill (left), 32, was riding the bike as his pillion passenger Dominic Allinson (right), 25, fired four shots at a fleeing car in Salford
Allinson was jailed in December and now O’Neill has also been locked up. Detectives tackling organised crime in Salford said the reckless incident ‘could have easily resulted in serious injury or even death’.
Following the gunfire, the car speeds off before O’Neill chases after it on his motorbike.
Eventually the car rammed into the bike.
Following an analysis of forensics from the scene, officers were able to use DNA evidence as well as CCTV enquiries to establish that Allinson had fired the shotgun whilst O’Neill rode the bike.
Following the gunfire, the car speeds off before O’Neill chases after it on his motorbike
Following an analysis of forensics from the scene, officers were able to use DNA evidence as well as CCTV enquiries to establish that Allinson had fired the shotgun whilst O’Neill rode the bike
O’Neill was sentenced to nine years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life at Manchester Crown Court.
He was also handed an extended licence period of three years. Allinson was jailed for 14 years and handed an extended licence period of three years when he was sentenced at Bolton Crown Court in December.
He was found guilty of possession of a firearm with intent to danger life and possession of a prohibited weapon.
After O’Neill was jailed, Detective Sergeant Karl Dalton, of Greater Manchester Police’s Salford division, said: ‘This was a completely needless act of violence that O’Neill and Allinson were responsible for.
Police on Henley Avenue in Irlam, Salford, on 20 February 2021, after the incident
Forensic officers investigate the scene on Henley Avenue after the incident
‘Both men had absolutely no regard for the safety others; firing a shotgun in the street before engaging in a high-speed chase which could have easily resulted in serious injury or even death for them or even innocent members of the public in the area.
‘Over the last two years, Salford has seen a major decrease in serious and organised crime with shootings dropping by 60 per cent since the Operation Naseby taskforce was allocated, proactively gathering intelligence and successfully tackling criminal groups with well over 200 arrests as well as significant seizures of drugs, cars and money.
‘Gun crime can have fatal consequences, and we are committed to reducing the number of firearms incidents further, working with key partners in the area to deliver training and diversionary activities to educate young people about the risks of gang behaviour.
‘Hopefully both sentences send a clear message about the consequences of being involved in organised crime and gives Allinson and O’Neill the time they need to think about such senseless actions.’
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