'Lots of children use the centre these men walked into that day and it sickens me to think what could have happened'
As fitness fanatics worked out in the packed gym, the three young gunmen calmly walked into the weights room.
Thankfully, the gunmen Antonio Wint, Andre Marshall, and a 17-year-old boy, didn't pull the trigger. Instead they smashed their 23-year-old victim over the head with the gun and punched him several times, leaving him battered and bloody. One of the officers chased Marshall for 50 yards before grabbing him in a 'bear hug', while the other pursued Wint, who climbed up onto a kitchen roof and pulled out a carrier bag containing the Czech-made machine gun.
During the hearing it emerged inquiries had revealed Wint and Marshall, known as Stinger and Dre, were key members of the notorious Gooch gang. Wint was said to have recruited youngsters to Gooch splinter group Old Trafford Cripz and was believed to be behind a surge in shootings in Old Trafford. "This weapon was small and compact yet capable of being fired to deadly and devastating effect. This court has often said that the anyone convicted for firearms offences must expect long sentences in custody to deter others who may be minded to commit similar offences.Wint, then of Stamford Street, Old Trafford was jailed for an indeterminate period after pleading guilty to possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and told he must serve four years and 250 days.
Det Sgt Chris Downey from XCalibre Task Force, Greater Manchester Police's specialist gang unit, said Wint and Marshall's 'sole ambition was to 'make a name for themselves as gangsters'.
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