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Accomplice in Dalston Drive-By Shooting Convicted at Old Bailey

Riley was remanded after a 10-2 jury verdict, facing a lengthy sentence as police continue to seek the unidentified shooter.

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Overview

  • The jury found 33-year-old Javon Riley guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to a nine-year-old girl and of attempting to murder three men.
  • Prosecutors showed that Riley scoped out the Evin restaurant, identified targets and drove the motorbike gunman away in a stolen car later destroyed.
  • The nine-year-old victim spent three months in hospital with a bullet lodged in her brain and faces lifelong physical and cognitive impairments.
  • The shooter who fired six rounds from a Ducati Monster motorbike on May 29, 2024, remains at large and Scotland Yard has offered a reward of up to £15,000 for information.
  • Riley was remanded in custody pending a sentencing hearing set for 12 September.