Drug dealer jailed after gun shots fired in Peterborough's Central Park during altercation
A drug dealer has been jailed after gun shots were fired during an ‘altercation’ at Peterborough’s Central Park, police have said.
Cambridgeshire Police said that Hamdard Khan, 18, was part of a group involved in an altercation in the park in the early hours of 9 March last year.
A police spokesperson said: “It was reported a firearm had been discharged and police arrived to discover a folding lock knife and five spent firearm casings.”
Police said Khan was identified from CCTV footage and his home in Thistlemoor Road, New England, Peterborough, was searched.
The police spokesperson said that officers discovered cocaine and heroin worth £1,310, more than £400 in cash, 60 blank firing rounds that matched those found at the scene, a machete and an extendable baton.
Khan, now of Scotswood Crescent, Leicester, was charged with possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, supplying heroin and supplying cocaine.
Police said that while on court bail, on 26 November, Khan and another man, Rihaem Khan, 23, were involved in an altercation with a group of people in Geneva Street, Peterborough.
The Police spokesperson said: “Pieces of wood were used during the melee, a knife was seen and the older man was captured on CCTV throwing multiple punches, before picking up a brick from the ground.
“Two people suffered minor injuries, one requiring hospital treatment for a cut to his head.”
Hamdard Khan admitted the drug offences and an additional count of affray following the incident in November.
On Friday (13 March), at Cambridge Crown Court, he was jailed for a total of 26 months.
At the same hearing Rihaem Khan, of no known address, was ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work, having previously admitted affray.
DC Nik Loizou, from Cambridgeshire Police, said: “This was a worrying incident for local residents, with a firearm being discharged in a popular public place.
“Hamdard Khan was clearly involved in supplying class A drugs, with the evidence giving him little choice but to plead guilty.
“These substances lead to addiction and misery, as they destroy lives and contribute to crime in the city.”