A gunman who disguised himself as a Deliveroo rider to carry out a series of shootings across west London has been jailed for 38 years.
Jazz Reid, 33, left a father paralysed and an eight-year-old girl with a bullet permanently lodged in her body during a calculated campaign of violence spanning six weeks.
Judge Sarah Whitehouse KC imposed the lengthy sentence at the Old Bailey, telling the court that no punishment could remediate the suffering inflicted on the family.
The Attacks
Reid launched his first attack on 9 October 2024, firing two shots at a home in Notting Hill. The gunfire injured Ameile Buncombe, 27, in the thigh at the communal front door.
On 11 November 2024, he struck again at an address in Notting Dale, Kenley Walk, firing four shots linked to a 34-year-old target. No injuries were reported, though neighbours heard the shots. Reid’s DNA was later found on bullet casings at the scene.
The most devastating attack came on 24 November 2024 in the Golborne area of Ladbroke Grove. Reid fired 11 bullets at a family car on Southern Row as a father returned from his daughter’s trampoline park birthday celebration.
The 34-year-old father sustained five gunshot wounds to his back, chest, abdomen, pelvis and shoulder. He remains paralysed with no feeling below his chest, requires 24-hour care, and is unlikely to ever walk again.
His eight-year-old daughter suffered two bullet wounds to her buttocks and foot. Doctors were unable to remove all fragments, leaving one projectile still lodged inside her body.
Victim Impact
The child’s mother described the profound impact on her daughter in a victim impact statement read to the court.
“The incident has completely turned my daughter’s life upside down. She is a shadow of the bubbly, bright, larger than life character she once was, and now rarely wants to go out and socialise while suffering daily trauma and questioning why it happened,” she said.
“Every time I see a Deliveroo bike I shudder, even though I know it’s not him,” she told the court.
“It makes me sick there’s still a bullet inside my baby girl,” the mother added.
The Investigation
Reid, of Iffley Close, Uxbridge, went to elaborate lengths to disguise his identity. He dressed as a Deliveroo rider, complete with backpack, takeaway box and green rucksack, and used a modified e-bike which he stored in Ladbroke Grove. He also drove hire cars and used burner phones which he later discarded.
Police recovered two firearms during the investigation. One loaded pistol was hidden under a concrete slab at Reid’s Uxbridge home, bearing his DNA and linked to the third attack. A second gun was found in a moped. Officers also seized the e-bike and Deliveroo equipment from an associate’s flat on the Swinbrook Estate.
Reid was arrested following an armed police operation in which officers boxed in his car and smashed the windows. The footage was captured on bodyworn cameras. His home was searched on 26 November 2024.
The Metropolitan Police built their case using hundreds of hours of CCTV footage, mobile phone data and automatic number plate recognition tracking Reid’s movements.
The six-week trial examined expert evidence covering DNA analysis, cell site data, firearms, gunshot residue, trajectory patterns and injury analysis, alongside CCTV, phone records and vehicle tracking information.
Defence and Motive
Reid denied being the gunman throughout the trial. He claimed he had been set up over a £10,000 debt and alleged that a gun found at his home had been planted.
The court heard Reid was arrested in 2012 for conspiracy to distribute Class A drugs and imprisoned the following year. In 2021, he claimed awareness of being targeted over a £10,000 drug debt.
Prosecutor Michael Goodwin KC told the court that no evidence showed Reid was affiliated with gangs. The motive for the targeted shootings remains unknown, though the precision suggested a determined campaign. The family was hit incidentally.
Convictions and Sentencing
Reid was convicted on 6 November 2025 of attempted murder of the father, two counts of wounding with intent against the daughter and Buncombe, three counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, and three counts of possession of ammunition with intent to endanger life.
He was sentenced on 15 January 2026.
Detective Inspector Richard Scott, who led the investigation, described the crimes as truly shocking.
“This was a truly shocking series of crimes, carefully planned and executed by a man intent on murder, and in the process, could have killed his victim and seriously injured an innocent child, who must now live with the trauma caused by Reid’s wicked actions,” he said.
Superintendent Owen Renowden, who leads policing in Kensington and Chelsea, praised the local community’s support.
“I’d like to thank the local community in Ladbroke Grove who helped us with our investigation and continue to stand alongside us in our fight against gun crime. Jazz Reid was a prolific criminal in the Ladbroke Grove area with firearms at the centre of his offending,” he said.
