Hitmen jailed after gangster rap shooting boast in Glasgow

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John McCann and Anton Brannigan blasted two men with a sawn-off shotgun as they sat in a parked van.

Two hitmen have been jailed after filming themselves boasting about a shooting in Glasgow.

The pair were sentenced to 13 years each behind bars after being convicted of the attempted murders of Mr Spence and Mr Milne.Judge Michael O'Grady KC told them: "On the evidence, this was pre-meditated, planned, vicious and utterly reckless. He stated: "That Boab Spence will be there, can't wait, I will wait until after it and give as many as I can."The pair were jailed at the High Court in Glasgow after being found guilty of attempted murderThat morning, Mr Spence arrived in a van before he and Mr Milne got rolls and coffee from a local shop and then went back to the vehicle.The Seat then raced away from the scene at speed.

He said he was only out that morning to get money and beers for a relative and that any firearm seen in photos was a "dummy toy gun."

 

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