Teenager jailed after pulling out gun on busy city street
Nikye Thomas, 19, has been jailed after he brandished a black handgun in Birmingham in June.
Dramatic video shows Thomas, of Birmingham, grappling with a man over a small bag at around 3.10pm on June 24.
He then brazenly pulls out a gun, leading the other man to flee.
Thomas made off but officers were alerted and gave chase through the city.
CCTV shows the teen dropping the gun - which was later found to contain five live rounds in the magazine with another in the chamber, ready to be fired - in Burlington Arcade.
Dramatic video shows Thomas, of Birmingham, grappling with a man over a small bag at around 3.10pm on June 24.
He then brazenly pulls out a gun, leading the other man to flee.
Thomas made off but officers were alerted and gave chase through the city.
CCTV shows the teen dropping the gun - which was later found to contain five live rounds in the magazine with another in the chamber, ready to be fired - in Burlington Arcade.
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01:05 - Pass the wall coming out the alley now.
01:25 I saw that coat going away.
01:27 - Yeah.
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01:34 - Stop.
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01:39 Stop.
01:40 Stop.
01:41 Stop now.
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01:45 Drop the gun.
01:46 Drop the gun.
01:47 Drop the gun.
01:47 Drop the gun.
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01:51 - Okay, don't even care about it.
01:53 Drop the gun and go left.
01:54 I've got the gun.
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02:00 - Yeah, drop the gun.
02:07 Possibly viable.
02:08 Possibly viable.
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02:11 - Move, move, move.
02:21 Stop it.
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02:51 - Woo.
02:55 - Please, do you want help?
02:56 Please.
02:57 Just keep him down, like, for us.
02:59 - He had a gun.
03:00 - You're under arrest, man.
03:01 Possession of a firearm.
03:03 Look at me, you've got another weapon on you now.
03:05 - Let's turn him on his side so he can breathe.
03:08 Move your legs forward.
03:12 You all right?
03:13 Yeah?
03:14 Talk to me.
03:15 You all right?
03:15 - Yeah.
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03:25 - You missed one round, didn't you?
03:27 - Did I?
03:28 - Yeah.
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