FOUR men have been jailed after being found guilty of conspiracy to murder following the shooting of a man in Northolt.

Leon De'Silva, 23, Rached Itani, 21, and Yasser Ibrahim, 25, were all jailed for 27 years on Thursday, July 15.

Lielay Areguy, 30, was jailed on the same day for 18 years.

The incident took place on March 6 2019 at around 11pm when it is believed that two of the suspects knocked on the door at an address in Academy Gardens in Northolt after arriving in a stolen Ranger Rover Evoque.

A woman opened the door into the hall of her flat and saw a man who said 'hello darling'.

She walked back to the lounge worried as she wasn't expecting anyone and it was late at night.

Her boyfriend could also see two men standing in front of their door and as he walked towards it, the letter box went dark as if someone was covering it.

There was a muzzle flash and the man was shot in the chest with a shotgun.

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The victim's girlfriend immediately called for an ambulance and the suspects fled.

The victim was taken to hospital where his injuries were found to be non-life threatening.

That same night, officers came across the Range Rover which was driving erratically.

The officers started a pursuit in which the driver of the vehicle failed to stop and continued to drive dangerously.

The pursuit eventually came to an end and the driver (De'Silva) and the passenger (Itani) were arrested for driving offences and taken to separate police stations.

De'Silva was wearing a balaclava and Itani was wearing body armour and found to be carrying a large knife sheath.

Upon searching the vehicle, officers found two large knives in the footwell of the passenger seat.

Searches were then carried out at both of their respective home addresses and several items were seized including mobile phones, knives and a machete.

Enquiries into the movements of the Range Rover showed the car driving towards the scene of the shooting and then driving away 17 minutes later.

During the interview, Itani stated that he was not present when the shooting happened and that he was picked up in the car by De'Silva.

He said he realised the car was stolen and so put gloves on to avoid leaving any forensic evidence behind.

De'Silva stated in his interview that whilst he was walking alone in West Kensington, he saw two people suddenly stop and get out of the Range Rover.

He decided to get in and picked up Itani from the same road mentioned in Itani's statement (Elsham Road).

Analysis of a phone recovered from the car linked Areguy to the conspiracy.

He helped the group carry out reconnaissance of the address shortly before the shooting.

Following a forensic analysis of the stolen car, Ibrahim's fingerprints were discovered in the car.

He was then linked to the offence through phone data analysis showing he was in contact with those involved.