Two hitmen jailed for nearly 30 years after one accidentally shot the other

Two would-be hitmen have been jailed after a planned shooting failed (Picture: West Midlands Police)

Two men had to scrap their planned attack after one would-be hitman accidentally shot his companion.

Adam Liaqat, 19, and Asad Khan, 22, had parked up in St Paul’s Road in Smethwick, West Midlands, at around 4.30am on November 23 last year.

Police claimed they had ‘put in a lot of pre-planning and preparation’ for the shooting, only for it to go awry.

The pair were sitting in a 4×4, planning to carry out a shooting when their firearm went off, damaging the car and hitting Khan in the leg.

He was seriously injured, forcing the pair to abandon their plan while he sought medical attention in hospital.

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