Three murderers who were part of a drugs gang were put behind bars after a young Sheffield man was shot at least five times at a flat in a “planned and cold-blooded murder”.
In another case, two men who murdered a “beloved” Sheffield solicitor and father by shooting him on a footpath have been jailed for life.
Elsewhere, another man was convicted of the attempted murder of a 12-year-old boy in a shooting incident which took place in Arbourthorne, Sheffield.
Others have also been jailed after they have been caught with guns or have even been selling firearms across the city and nationwide.
The judges in many of these cases raised ever-growing concerns about the problems of gun crime across the region faced by Sheffield residents and South Yorkshire Police.
Elsewhere, another man was convicted of the attempted murder of a 12-year-old boy in a shooting incident which took place in Arbourthorne, Sheffield.
![Sheffield Crown Court heard how armed offender Carl Phillips, pictured, who got caught up in a cash-dispute was jailed for over 12 years after he blasted a man with a sawn-off shotgun. Phillips, aged 28, of Wesley Avenue, Aston, Sheffield, shot his victim in the left leg and shot the front of the victim’s car after a meeting had been arranged to resolve an alleged debt owed for plastering work to an associate, according to the court. Phillips, who has previous convictions, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and to possessing a firearm to commit an offence after the shooting on July 31, 2020. He was sentenced to 12 years and nine months of custody.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdjMGVkYzcxLTQ5YTMtNGI1My1hNTdjLTU3ZDE3MWZlZmVhNjpjOGVlODcyMC1jYmNkLTQ2NWUtOTAyYS0xYTJlODdjN2MxMGQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Carl Phillips
Sheffield Crown Court heard how armed offender Carl Phillips, pictured, who got caught up in a cash-dispute was jailed for over 12 years after he blasted a man with a sawn-off shotgun. Phillips, aged 28, of Wesley Avenue, Aston, Sheffield, shot his victim in the left leg and shot the front of the victim’s car after a meeting had been arranged to resolve an alleged debt owed for plastering work to an associate, according to the court. Phillips, who has previous convictions, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and to possessing a firearm to commit an offence after the shooting on July 31, 2020. He was sentenced to 12 years and nine months of custody. Photo: SYP
![A teenager who was involved in a Sheffield double-shooting that left a woman with a gunshot wound was put behind bars in March. Kai Smith, aged 19, was brought before Grimsby Crown Court in March to be sentenced for his involvement in the double-shooting that was carried out in the Manor area of Sheffield on January 6, last year. Smith’s co-accused, Conner Hadi, 27, formerly of Toll Bar Avenue, Sheffield, and Bradley Jenkins, 30, formerly of Waverley View, Rotherham, were jailed for 27 years each in September last year, following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court in which jurors found the pair guilty of attempted murder and firearms offences. Judge Peter Kelson KC sentenced Smith to six years in a young offender institution. Pictured, left to right, are Kai Smith, Bradley Jenkins and Conner Hadi.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFlYmQ2ZGU4LTM1MDktNDk0Mi1hZWM4LTNiY2FhM2IwZmNhMzo3NzlmMjIwMC05ZTdiLTQ3MzktYmNmYS01Y2I5MDFjMWY5MTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Pictured, left to right, are Kai Smith, Bradley Jenkins and Conner Hadi.
A teenager who was involved in a Sheffield double-shooting that left a woman with a gunshot wound was put behind bars in March. Kai Smith, aged 19, was brought before Grimsby Crown Court in March to be sentenced for his involvement in the double-shooting that was carried out in the Manor area of Sheffield on January 6, last year. Smith’s co-accused, Conner Hadi, 27, formerly of Toll Bar Avenue, Sheffield, and Bradley Jenkins, 30, formerly of Waverley View, Rotherham, were jailed for 27 years each in September last year, following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court in which jurors found the pair guilty of attempted murder and firearms offences. Judge Peter Kelson KC sentenced Smith to six years in a young offender institution. Pictured, left to right, are Kai Smith, Bradley Jenkins and Conner Hadi. Photo: SYP
![Sheffield Crown Court head how gun-toting gangster Stephen Dunford was sentenced to "life" imprisonment after he was found guilty of attempting to murder a 12-year-old boy in a drive-by shooting in Sheffield. Dunford, aged 25, of Fellbrigg Road, Sheffield, had been accused of being armed with guns in a Ford Focus which passed the 12-year-old boy as he was shot in the left thigh on Northern Avenue, Arbourthorne, in January, 2020. Dunford was found guilty of attempted murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life. The court heard police found a gun with DNA traces of another defendant, Brandon Bailey, aged 26, of Manor Park Way, Sheffield, but it is not claimed he was in the car during the shooting. Bailey was found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life. Police also recovered £19,970 from Bailey’s home and he pleaded guilty to possessing criminal property. Dunford was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 19 years before he can be considered for release. Bailey was sentenced to ten years of custody.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRjNjk1MjlkLWJiY2UtNGVmMS1hYzBmLWYyNDU3NjI3OTJkYjozMWZmMzc4MS02MTU1LTQyNGYtOTNhNi00ZmQ4NWI0YTBhMDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Pictured are Stephen Dunford, left, and Brandon Bailey
Sheffield Crown Court head how gun-toting gangster Stephen Dunford was sentenced to "life" imprisonment after he was found guilty of attempting to murder a 12-year-old boy in a drive-by shooting in Sheffield. Dunford, aged 25, of Fellbrigg Road, Sheffield, had been accused of being armed with guns in a Ford Focus which passed the 12-year-old boy as he was shot in the left thigh on Northern Avenue, Arbourthorne, in January, 2020. Dunford was found guilty of attempted murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life. The court heard police found a gun with DNA traces of another defendant, Brandon Bailey, aged 26, of Manor Park Way, Sheffield, but it is not claimed he was in the car during the shooting. Bailey was found guilty of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life. Police also recovered £19,970 from Bailey’s home and he pleaded guilty to possessing criminal property. Dunford was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 19 years before he can be considered for release. Bailey was sentenced to ten years of custody. Photo: SYP
![Sheffield Crown Court has heard how two Sheffield men have been jailed for five years after they were caught in possession of firearms. Police found two guns and a bag of bullets when they entered a property on Prince of Wales Road, Manor Castle, on a drugs warrant in August 2019, and they returned a week later and arrested 57-year-old occupant John Murphy. Forensic tests tied the guns to Mason Reside, aged 24, who was in prison for unrelated offences. Both were charged with possession of a firearm and were sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on October 26 to five years each.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE2NGJlNmEyLTA2MzctNGQzMy05MmE1LTFiMTQ4MDBiMGNlNzo3N2YxOGI0Mi1lYjM3LTQwZDEtYjRjNC02ODMyZWQ2NjhkNjQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Pictured are John Murphy, left, and Mason Reside
Sheffield Crown Court has heard how two Sheffield men have been jailed for five years after they were caught in possession of firearms. Police found two guns and a bag of bullets when they entered a property on Prince of Wales Road, Manor Castle, on a drugs warrant in August 2019, and they returned a week later and arrested 57-year-old occupant John Murphy. Forensic tests tied the guns to Mason Reside, aged 24, who was in prison for unrelated offences. Both were charged with possession of a firearm and were sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on October 26 to five years each. Photo: SYP