A scared mum found her door had been shot at after she and her young children heard loud bangs.
She was in her kitchen in Egerton Walk, St Ann’s, when she suddenly heard the noise.
She tried to work out where it had come from but after not hearing it again went back into the kitchen.
Her children, who were upstairs, were woken up by the bangs and when they came downstairs they told her about the mess on the floor, with broken glass that had come from the rear door window.
When she pulled the curtain away she found the door had been shot at and called the police.
The shooting happened around 11.30am on Saturday 2 May 2020.
It’s believed the shooter, 21-year-old Tiron Desuza, targeted the wrong address.
He had modified a blank-firing pistol into a working firearm capable of discharging ammunition and used it to fire five shots into the glazed portion of the door.
He then rode off on a motorbike which was later caught on CCTV heading towards Hucknall and was successfully tracked by police.
Detectives swiftly launched an investigation and following extensive enquiries they arrested Desuza at his home in Magnolia Grove, Hucknall.
Desuza went on to plead guilty to charges of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of cannabis with intent to supply.
He was locked up for six years and eight months when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court for sentencing today (Friday 9 July).
When officers arrested Desuza and searched his address they seized ball bearings, more than 100 blank rounds, some of which had been modified, the same type of bullets used in the shooting, some black powder used as a propellant and body armour.
Cannabis, drug paraphernalia and cash were also seized and evidence was found that Desuza was trying to make ammunition.
Detective Inspector Rachael North, of Nottinghamshire Police, led the investigation into the shooting.She said: “Although offences like this are extremely rare, we will always treat them with the utmost seriousness and investigate them thoroughly.
“Desuza is a dangerous individual who fired at an innocent family’s home. Thankfully no-one inside was injured but it was a very traumatic experience for the family who were alarmed, scared and tearful as a result of what happened.
“The use of firearms on our streets is completely unacceptable and I’m pleased we have been able to bring Desuza for justice.
“I hope the sentence handed to him will bring some closure to the victims and reassures our communities that this level of criminality will not be tolerated.”
