Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Bodycam Shows Armed Arrest of Dudley Gunman Who Tracked Victim With GPS

Leon Haughton received a 32-year sentence after a jury convicted him of a targeted, pre-planned attempted murder.

Overview

  • Police bodycam shows officers tailing a Vauxhall Astra before boxing it in and arresting Haughton in Wolverhampton on April 14.
  • Investigators say he attached GPS trackers with cable ties to the underside of the victim's car to follow his movements.
  • The victim, a man in his 20s, was shot at point-blank range in a Dudley car park on April 6 and reached hospital about 25 minutes later.
  • Officers recovered a loaded sawn-off shotgun and 11 cartridges from Haughton's boot, with CCTV and mobile data mapping his movements.
  • A jury convicted him of attempted murder on October 10, and he was sentenced on November 5 to 32 years, with police calling the attack targeted and planned.