Terrifying moment thugs shoot each other in gunfight outside nightclub - as they each begin 18 years in jail
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This is the terrifying moment two thugs started a shoot-out next to a nightclub and hit an innocent bystander in the process.
Aaron Nubie, 46, and Kimani Durrell-Smith, 27, shot at each other outside FJ Lounge in Aston, Birmingham and injured a food stall worker in the crossfire.
They were both jailed for 18 years this week.
Earlier in the evening, the two had got into an argument inside the club – with Nubie leaving the premises.
He later returned with a gun and fired at Durrell-Smith as he was leaving the club.
Video footage captures the moment the two exchange fire next to innocent bystanders at around 6am on March 23.
It shows Nubie firing on Durrell-Smith, who staggers back and returns shots at a crowded barbecue stand.
This is the terrifying moment two thugs started a shoot-out next to a nightclub and hit an innocent bystander in the process
CCTV footage shows Nubie firing on Durell-Smith, who staggers back and returns shots at a crowded barbeque stand
While a food stall worker was shot in the skirmish, his injuries were not life-changing.
Around 30 minutes after the exchange, Nubie arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound, but told officers he couldn't remember how it happened.
Nubie was then arrested and Durrell-Smith was found after police followed a firearms warrant at an address in West Bromwich.
He’d also been injured but similarly wouldn’t reveal how it happened.
Detectives from West Midlands Police then trawled through CCTV to find the shocking footage of the two men firing the guns.
Both men were charged and found guilty of wounding with intent last October.
They’d previously admitted possession of a firearm.
They were sentenced to 18 years each in prison on Thursday.
Following the shooting, a closure order was also granted for FJ Lounge.
Detective Sergeant Phil Hinton said: 'Both men made a decision to arm themselves, and then to fire at each other at close range – which could have cost them their lives, and the lives of others.
Kimani Durrell-Smith (L) and Aaron Nubie (R) were both sentenced to 18 years in prison
'The fact that a member of the public was injured because of their dispute shows how selfish and reckless their actions were.
'We don’t tolerate guns on the streets of the West Midlands, and we are working hard to identify and bring to justice those involved in gun crime.
'Thanks to a thorough investigation from our committed team, Nubie and Durrell-Smith are rightly now behind bars.'
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