Watch shocking moment armed thugs are caught on camera with gun and knife before shooting in broad daylight
This shocking CCTV shows the moment a knife-wielding thug and a gunman were caught on camera moments before a broad daylight shooting.
The gunman opened fire twice, causing damage to the porch of a property in a shooting which “caused serious fear” to residents, Sheffield Crown Court heard.
Dramatic footage of the shooting showed defendant Edison Muliaj arrive in a group of three men who rushed towards a second group standing near to a car on the street.
A second, unidentified male opened fire twice, before picking something up off the ground, and fleeing the scene with Muliaj and the third male.
After watching the footage of the incident in Broom Road, Herringthorpe, Rotherham, Judge Anthony Dunne said that while it was clear Muliaj was not the gunman, he still regarded him to be amongst the “instigators” of the shooting.
“You were one of the instigators of this incident, and this was an incident in which a serious act of violence - namely a firearm being discharged - occurred,” the judge said.
“Fortunately, no-one was physically harmed by what happened but what happened must have caused serious fear to anyone who was targeted by it, or who witnessed it.”
He continued: “You charged the other group, although it appears they managed to escape, and you did not get near to them.”
Dressed in a dark tracksuit top, Muliaj can be seen wielding a knife during the course of the incident.
The gunman, meanwhile, concealed his face with a dark covering, positioned inside the hood of his light blue tracksuit.
Prosecutor Amy Earnshaw told the court that Muliaj and the two other males arrived on the scene in a Citroen vehicle a short time before the shooting.
Muliaj was subsequently arrested, and answered ‘no comment’ to all questions put to him.
Ms Earnshaw told the court that Muliaj, who is an Albanian national, has a relevant conviction for two incidents involving him carrying a knife.
Muliaj, of Bradgate Lane, Bradgate, Rotherham, was initially charged with possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, but prosecutors accepted guilty pleas to lesser charges of violent disorder and possessing a knife bladed in a public place, which were entered a fortnight before his trial was due to begin.
Defending, Nadim Bashir told the court that Muliaj had been in custody on remand since his arrest a short time after the incident, which took place at around 4.45pm on August 28, 2025.
He urged the judge to impose a suspended sentence, but the judge Dunne said that was not realistic given that Muliaj’s latest conviction means he now qualifies for the minimum six-month sentence automatically passed down to defendants with three knife-possession convictions.
Mr Bashir also told the court that Muliaj came to the United Kingdom from Albania around 2018/2019, and since then has gone back and forth between the two countries.
“When here he has gainful employment as a painter/decorator,” said Mr Bashir.
He said Muliaj is in the process of making an immigration appeal concerning his application for permanent residence in the United Kingdom.
Mr Bashir suggested a suspended sentence may act as motivation to “stop this criminal behaviour” and continue with his gainful employment.
Sending Muliaj to begin a 35-month prison sentence, Judge Dunne told him: “The gun was fired twice and it went into the porch of a house nearby, and damage was caused to that property.
“It appears that the other missile that was discharged was taken away by the other male who had the gun.
“I also have to bear in mind the fact that you were wielding a knife, and that you have a previous conviction for carrying two knives in public.”
As Muliaj was taken out of court to begin his prison sentence, Judge Dunne warned him: “Because of the length of this sentence, the Secretary of State will be required to make a deportation order against you, and it may well be that after you have completed your sentence that you are detained by the immigration authorities. That’s not something that this court has any control over.”