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A person has been convicted of murdering 23-365 days-former Russell Jordan Jones in Enfield following a retrial.
Detective Sergeant Joanne Donoghue, from the Met’s Specialist Crime North Murder Team, said: “On a freezing chilly evening in March 2018, Kyle Gordon and others armed themselves with a sawn-off shotgun and knives before commencing in quest of opposing gang contributors. The group of workers they chose weren’t in a gang, they had been simply a bunch of workers of young men chatting outside a store.
“The wickedness and ferocity of the attack, which was captured on CCTV, jumpy even the most seasoned of homicide detectives.”
Kyle Gordon, 24 (18.10.99) of Enfield seemed for retrial at the Used Bailey where on Monday, 11 March he was convicted of the murder of 23-365 days-former Russell Jordan Jones.
He was also came across guilty of causing outrageous bodily harm to a 2d victim and possession of a firearm.
Gordon had previously been tried at the identical court and on 14 June 2023 the jury failed to attain a verdict.
The court heard that in the early hours of 17 March 2018, Russell and several friends had been on South Avenue in Enfield, after they had been approached by a bunch of workers of fellows carrying darkish clothes and masks conserving their faces.
Out of nowhere, the group of workers launched a ferocious attack on Russell and a 2d man. For the length of the attack Russell was stabbed and shot. One amongst his friends also suffered knife wounds.
No topic the handiest efforts of paramedics Russell was sadly pronounced pointless at the scene.
Detectives launched an instant investigation, working across the clock to identity the suspects – a elaborate activity entertaining an analysis of hours of CCTV photographs which was then fastidiously overlaid with cell phone exhaust by the suspects.
DS Donoghue added: “Russell’s household has persevered years of court proceedings with persistence and dignity. I am hoping they gain comfort in today’s conviction and in vivid that those in charge for Russell’s demise were held to fable.”
Gordon shall be sentenced at the identical court on Thursday, 14 March.
Two others already convicted of the murder in January 2019 had been handed 29-365 days sentences.
A third man convicted on 14 June 2023 was sentenced to life imprisonment to abet at the least 25 years.
