Two teenagers have been sentenced to jail for firearms offences after one shot himself in the foot with a shotgun. 

Tyrese Campbell, 19, from Chrislea Close, Hounslow was sentenced to 14 months in prison at Kingston Crown Court on Friday 27th January having pleaded guilty to carrying a firearm in a public place on 1st December 2022.  

His co-defendant was a 17-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons and was sentenced to a 12-month referral order after he shot himself in the foot with a shotgun. 

Detective Constable Katie Newton, the investigating officer from the Specialist Crime Command, said: "The 17-year-old and Campbell were illegally in possession of the shotgun, and they clearly only had it with the intention to cause fear of violence – or worse. 

"We know gun crime is closely linked to gangs, drugs markets and organised crime groups and we will stop at nothing to disrupt the supply of firearms on the streets of London. 

"But we can't do this alone. We can reduce gun crime far quicker if members of the public provide us with information about where firearms are being stored and who they are being used by." 

The court heard that shortly after 11:55pm the 17-year-old visited hospital saying that he had been shot, but after making their enquiries officers found this account to be false. 

Witnesses and CCTV enquiries identified that he had accidentally discharged a shotgun - that was concealed in his waistband - into his foot whilst on Lionel Road North, TW8. 

The investigation also found that Campbell was with the 17-year-old during the incident and took the firearm away with him.