Two men found guilty of murdering Rico Gordon
TWO men from London have been found guilty of the murder of 21-year-old Rico Gordon.
Bristol Crown Court heard a gun battle ensued in Stapleton Road following an incident when two groups visited the Coach House pub, after last year’s St Paul’s Carnival on July 3.
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Rico Gordon
Mr Gordon, 21, received a ricochet bullet to his head and died at the scene and three other people were shot and wounded.
Jurors had deliberated since Monday after a lengthy trial, but this morning returned unanimous guilty verdicts on both defendants.
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Shakah Anderson, 31, formerly of Chaplin Road, Easton,was found guilty of murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. He was sentenced to life in prison, to serve a minimum of 32 years.
Rickel Adams, 27, was found guilty of murder, possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, GBH of Hezekiah Davies and GBH of Isabell Brant. He was sentenced to life, to serve a minimum of 35 years.
The court heard that Ms Brant and her boyfriend had been to carnival and later socialised at the Black Swan pub until leaving at 4am.
Ms Brant saw a man standing in the middle of the road, firing a gun towards where there were other people on the other side of the road.
Ms Brant was shot in the leg, at the back of a knee, and moved next to a wall before police and ambulance staff came to her aid.
The trial heard that Hezekiah Davies was another casualty of the gun battle, having been shot through the top of his left leg and at the base of his spine.
Police discovered Mr Gordon lying dead at the scene, having suffered a bullet to his head which caused “catastrophic” brain injury.
The jury heard Rickel Adams was a fourth casualty, but he was taken by friends to hospital in Ealing, London, claiming to have been shot in London.
CCTV footage was released by the police following the Stapleton Road shooting.
See The Post and ThisisBristol on Monday for an interview with Rico Gordon’s mother.
Comments
by freeRickel
Monday, August 27 2012, 9:17PM
“How can Rickel get longer in prison than a serial killer who killed 77 people. Kmt. That is some joke considering they are saying that he didn't even kill anyone. Joint enterprise requires some form of group activity. The two convicted were not friends so why is it that they are being linked together to form a group? And why are the police not charging or investigating anyone who shot Rickel? Calling him a "thing" is uncalled for considering he killed noone. Also why is he getting the brunt of all the hatred? There was more than one defendant convicted. Very disappointed in the justice system right now and some people bigotted views.”
by Domeka55
Wednesday, August 08 2012, 6:18PM
“To Jakay whoever u r Rico was not Rikel Adams cousin, he did not even really know Rico, so I don't know where you are getting your information from, I am Rico's Aunty and I resent you inferring that this THING Rikel Adams is related to us. At least his family gets to see him, but with his stupid behaviour he took the life of a beautiful human being and deprived his family of seeing his children...We miss Rico so dreadfully ...Our SUFFERATION will be with us for the rest of our lives...And for the 3rd gunman that has disappeared JAH NAH SLEEP...U can run but u can't hide from the ALMIGHTY...”
by PrincessGad
Wednesday, August 08 2012, 5:57PM
“This is Rico's MOTHER...I would like to let everyone know that Rikel Adams is not related to Rico in any shape or form. Whoever shot a gun that night is responsible for Rico's DEATH.”
by Bristolexpat
Sunday, August 05 2012, 11:06PM
“The fact they were running round the streets with loaded guns should be enough to put them away for life in my opinion.
This isn't some game of who can be the toughest gangster....
Lives are lost at the hands of people like this regardless.
They played the game, now they take the consequences.
If one good thing comes out of this it's that the sentence may deter some other wannabe from going down the same route.”
by Jakay
Sunday, August 05 2012, 10:46PM
“FREE RICKEL ADAMS! RICO WOULD NEVER WANT THIS, HIS COUSIN DID NOT SHOOT HIM!”
by Jenna_Talwart
Sunday, August 05 2012, 7:30PM
“It's called joint enterprise. They took part and so are responsible for each and every consequence of their actions. And I don't see how it can be considered accidental as they had guns on them, were prepared to use them and fired them indiscriminately by the looks of things. It was busy and they're lucky that more people didn't die.
That being said, the sentence seems harsh but I can see why.”
by Jakay
Sunday, August 05 2012, 3:44AM
“@bristolexpat
I understand what you are saying, i do not condone what they have done at all i just feel that they got a hefty sentencing especially as neither men fired the shot that killed Rico, it was Mr Anderson's accomplice who has vanished.”
by Bristolexpat
Saturday, August 04 2012, 12:37PM
“@Jakay are you serious!
You consider what these two did any less serious because they didn't walk up and shoot him directly in the head??
It's worse!
As can be seen from the CCTV they ran up outside the pub and started shooting indiscriminately.
They could have killed more than they did. They could and would have killed completely innocent bystanders.....
Why do we consider that less than walking up to their intended target and shooting them directly? I'd rather they actually did that , less chance of me or anyone else being killed if we are in the same place.
What they did was cowardly, gutless, spineless and criminal........
32 & 35 years is too little.
Protect the public. That is the basis of our law and these two maggots never walking the streets again goes some way to achieving that.”
by redferryman1
Saturday, August 04 2012, 11:00AM
“It was reported that they had no fixed abode....well, I guess we'll all know their forwarding address for the next few years!”
by Newfads31
Saturday, August 04 2012, 10:31AM
“While 35 and 32 years are long minimum tarifs by any standards, whether or not one of these men fired the fatal shot is irrelevent in the eyes of the law as they were all taking part in the activity of a gun battle.
I believe it is important to send out the right message that guns will not and cannot be tolerated on Britains streets.
I doubt society will really miss these two.”