The deadly weapon was discharged by Benjamin Mills when he and accomplice Ruwen James targeted the Neil’s Superstore shop, in Reginald Row, Chapeltown, shortly after 6pm on Saturday, December 1, 2018.
The loaded gun was pointed at a male customer’s face while demands were made, before James, who was armed with a knife, was handed several packs of cigarettes and cash from till by the shopkeeper.