Men guilty of church drive-by shooting murder

Men guilty of church drive-by shooting murder14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleFamily handoutMichelle Sadio was standing among mourners following a wake when she was shot Two men have been found guilty of murdering a woman in a drive-by shooting near a church in north-west London.Michelle Sadio had been attending a wake at the River of Life Pentecostal Church in Harlesden when a car approached and four shots were fired at a group of mourners in December 2024.The 44-year-old was caught in the crossfire and died at the scene. Two other men were also injured, leaving one of them paralysed.Perry Allen-Thomas and Amir Salem have been convicted of murder and attempted murder by a jury at the Old Bailey.Sadio, a mother of two, had been among about 100 mourners at the wake for 80-year-old Dianne Boatong.At about 21:00 GMT, guests were outside on the pavement when a black Kia pulled up and at least four shots were fired into the crowd. It is not known who pulled the trigger.Sadio, a legal administrator, died at the scene.Transport for London contractor Kenneth Amoah, 39, was hit in the back and paralysed below the waist, and self-employed Kadeem Francis, 32, was shot in the foot.The intended target was said to have been a rapper called Trapstar Toxic, real name Adetokunbo Ajibola, 33, who was at the event.Rapper Shaquille Sutherland, known as Lil Shak, 26, from Wembley, and Tahjin Sommersall, 19, from Feltham, west London, were cleared of wrongdoing.Allen-Thomas and Salem were remanded into custody to be sentenced at a later date.Drive-by murder accused was not at scene, jury toldWoman saw best friend gunned down, Old Bailey toldListen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to hello.bbclondon@bbc.co.ukWillesden GreenHarlesdenLondon violenceLondonWillesden