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| Gangster jailed for wake murder | Gangster jailed for wake murder |
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| A Manchester gangster who murdered a mourner at the funeral of his previous shooting victim has been jailed for a minimum of 39 years. | A Manchester gangster who murdered a mourner at the funeral of his previous shooting victim has been jailed for a minimum of 39 years. |
| Colin Joyce, 29, was convicted of shooting Tyrone Gilbert, 23, at the wake for Ucal Chin, 24, whom Joyce "executed" six weeks earlier. | Colin Joyce, 29, was convicted of shooting Tyrone Gilbert, 23, at the wake for Ucal Chin, 24, whom Joyce "executed" six weeks earlier. |
| Mr Justice Brian Langstaff gave Joyce two life sentences. | Mr Justice Brian Langstaff gave Joyce two life sentences. |
| He said Joyce and his Gooch Gang treated Manchester's streets "like the Wild West". | He said Joyce and his Gooch Gang treated Manchester's streets "like the Wild West". |
| Joyce was convicted of the murder at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday with fellow gang member Lee Amos, 33, who is due to be sentenced later. | |
| Shootings reduced | Shootings reduced |
| As he sentenced Joyce, Mr Justice Brian Langstaff told him: "You were all involved in gang related activity which is all too reminiscent of Al Capone and Chicago in the era of prohibition. | As he sentenced Joyce, Mr Justice Brian Langstaff told him: "You were all involved in gang related activity which is all too reminiscent of Al Capone and Chicago in the era of prohibition. |
| "Manchester is not the Wild West, but many of you treated its streets as if it were." | "Manchester is not the Wild West, but many of you treated its streets as if it were." |
| Eleven men were on trial for a catalogue of gang-related crimes, including murder. | Eleven men were on trial for a catalogue of gang-related crimes, including murder. |
| Police described Joyce and Amos as "among the most dangerous men in Manchester". | |
| Jurors were told Joyce led the Gooch Gang in dealing drugs, torturing street dealers who crossed them and targeting rivals, culminating in the murders of Mr Chin, 24, and Mr Gilbert, 23. | Jurors were told Joyce led the Gooch Gang in dealing drugs, torturing street dealers who crossed them and targeting rivals, culminating in the murders of Mr Chin, 24, and Mr Gilbert, 23. |
| Tyrone Gilbert (right) was shot at the wake of his friend, Ucal Chin | |
| Police said Mr Chin and Mr Gilbert were killed in "military style" operations that were "executed with precision". | |
| Mr Chin was driving along Anson Road in Longsight on 15 June 2007 when a silver Audi pulled up alongside and seven shots were fired. | |
| A few weeks later on 27 July, his friends and family, including Tyrone Gilbert, were attending an impromptu wake on Frobisher Close when a number of shots were fired into the crowd from a car. | |
| Mr Gilbert was hit by a single bullet to the chest and he died in hospital. | |
| The court heard gang warfare erupted in the city in 2007 after Joyce and Amos were released on licence for firearms offences. | The court heard gang warfare erupted in the city in 2007 after Joyce and Amos were released on licence for firearms offences. |
| Their recall to prison later that year coincided with a dramatic reduction in violent crime in the city. | Their recall to prison later that year coincided with a dramatic reduction in violent crime in the city. |
| Since 2007 there has been a 92% reduction in gang-related shootings in the city and no gang-related murder for 12 months, according to Greater Manchester Police. |