Watch: Dramatic moment Birmingham gunman Ryan Carroll found hiding in a bush by police

Shocking footage shows the moment a gunman opened fire with a shotgun on a residential street in Birmingham - before he was found by police hiding in a bush.

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Ryan Carroll, 28, was caught on CCTV firing the deadly weapon on Montague Road, in Erdington, Birmingham, at around 10.15pm on December 14 last year.

Security cameras also captured him fleeing from the scene before he was sniffed out by a police dog cowering in a front garden nearby.

Body-cam footage shows armed police and a West Midlands Police dog-handler telling Carroll to get on the ground as he emerges from the bushes with his hands up.

Officers discovered the shotgun dumped in the undergrowth where he was hiding and a used shell was found in the road shortly after.

Ryan Carroll, 28. A man who was caught hiding in a garden bush shortly after firing a gun in Erdington has been jailed. Police were called to Montague Road following disorder where a weapon was brandished on 14 December last year. Officers rushed to the scene and with the help of a police dog found Ryan Carroll hiding in a bush on the street shortly afterwards. Police also recovered a shotgun nearby and Carroll was arrested.

Carroll, of Erdington, was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

He pleaded guilty and was jailed for nine years and two months at Birmingham Crown Court on July 18.

Luckily, nobody was injured or damage caused as a result of the gun being fired.

West Midlands Police said they are continuing to investigate the wider disorder which broke out at the time and resulted in a number of vehicles being damaged.

Ryan Carroll's gun. A man who was caught hiding in a garden bush shortly after firing a gun in Erdington has been jailed. Police were called to Montague Road following disorder where a weapon was brandished on 14 December last year. Officers rushed to the scene and with the help of a police dog found Ryan Carroll hiding in a bush on the street shortly afterwards. Police also recovered a shotgun nearby and Carroll was arrested.

Detective Constable Vanessa Devitt, from Stechford Major Crime Team, said: "Guns have no place on the streets of the West Midlands.

"This sentencing sends out a clear message that we are committed to removing guns from our communities.”

A force spokesperson added: "We’re relentless in our pursuit of criminals and have a range of specialist officers in place to keep you safe.

"We know that gun crime in particular can have a devastating impact on communities.

"But our officers stand ready to identify, disrupt, arrest and charge those responsible."