Watch: Dramatic moment gunman arrested after 'gunfight' style shooting in busy Birmingham city centre
Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment a gunman was arrested by armed police following a shooting just yards from Birmingham's New Street Station.
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Deraj Meade, 22, of Heath Road, Birmingham, who fired shots in a busy city centre street, forcing revellers to run for cover, has been jailed for more than seven years.
He was sentenced to seven years and two months in prison after Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday after being found guilty of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and having ammunition without a certificate.
NowWest Midlands Police has released dramatic footage of the moment armed responders arresting the 22-year-old.
In the video, West Midlands Police firearms officers could be seen quickly exiting their vehicle after Meade was spotted in a residential street in Birmingham, brandishing assault-style weapons before forcing him to the ground and arresting him.
He was held just days after the incident in John Bright Street, which saw revellers run for cover as he fired two shots just after 3.20am on Saturday, June 17 last year.
The police video also included CCTV footage of the shooting incident, showing Meade firing two shots at an unknown assailant before being fired on himself. He was struck in the arm with a bullet.
Careful CCTV work allowed investigators to track his movements from earlier in the evening and build up a picture of his activity, which proved so conclusive that he pleaded guilty on the opening day of his trial.
The force said that Meade had arrived in the city centre just after 10.30pm and remained in the area around John Bright Street, visiting at least one bar.
He was then seen on CCTV footage visiting a club around 12.30am where he remained until just before 3.10am when he left.
Shortly afterwards he was captured on CCTV again, this time twice firing a gun in the street, with officers later discovering he was returning fire after he'd suffered a gunshot injury to his left arm, inflicted by an unknown assailant.
Meade fled the scene but by June 21, had been identified by West Midlands Police officers who traced him and brought him into custody.
Det Sgt Lucy Mooney from the Reactive Major Crime Team said: "Meade's actions put a large number of innocent people at risk when he decided to fire shots in the street on a busy Saturday night.
"But quick-time investigations saw us detain him within just a matter of days and he is now behind bars.
"We are committed to protecting our communities from gun crime like this, and we take robust measures to stop those who seek to bring violence onto our streets."
