Men sentenced after shooting which injured woman

Six men have been sentenced for their part in a drive-by shooting which injured a young woman.

West Midlands Police said shots were fired towards a property on Priory Road in Dudley just after 12:15 BST on 3 July 2025.

A woman in her 20s was struck by a bullet that went through the front door of the property. She was taken to hospital with life-changing injuries.

Police previously described the attack - from a stolen car - as planned, and said the woman was struck in the pelvis. In relation, three of the six men were each jailed for attempted murder and a firearms offence, with the prison terms for Kile Straker, Ethan Colbourne and Kieron Atkins ranging between 26 and 30 years.

CCTV inquiries revealed that the car, an Audi, was stolen from an address in Wednesbury in the early hours of the previous day, before being driven to Priory Road. The Audi was driven past the address three times before five shots were discharged.

Three men - Stephen Simms, Kye Everitt, and Iranveer Gill - were arrested as part of an investigation into the theft of the car.

On 14 July, the force arrested Straker and Colbourne after firearms officers stopped a vehicle in Oldbury.

Atkins was arrested in West Bromwich a few days later.

At Wolverhampton Crown Court on 26 February:

• Kile Straker, aged 35, of Armstrong Drive, Wolverhampton, was sentenced to 30 years in prison with five years on licence after being convicted of attempted murder and possession of a fireman with intent to endanger life. He pleaded guilty to theft of a motor vehicle in January

• Ethan Colbourne, 23, of Moat Road, Tipton, was sentenced to 26 years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder and possession of a fireman with intent to endanger life. He previously pleaded guilty to theft of motor vehicle

• Kieron Atkins, 27, of Upper Church Lane, Tipton, was sentenced to 28 years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder and possession of a fireman with intent to endanger life

• Stephen Simms, 24, of Alexandra Road, Tipton, was sentenced to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to theft of a motor vehicle at an earlier date

• Iranveer Gill, 29, of Bridgnorth Road, Shipley, was given an eight-month suspended sentence after being convicted of theft of a motor vehicle

• Kye Everitt, aged 25, from Daley Road, Bilston, Wolverhampton, was given 12 months in prison after pleading guilty to theft of a motor vehicle at an earlier date.

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