Five years for ‘arrogant’ gunman who pointed gun in fight outside nightclub

This is the horrifying moment a gunman pointed a gun at a rival during a brawl outside a nightclub. “Arrogant” Tyrese Demming-Dacosta, 24, was caught on CCTV brandishing the gun in the fight outside the venue in King Street, Dudley.

It came just two months after he was released from prison on license following a previous conviction. Demming-Dacosta, from Birmingham, had been at the club – which no longer operates – when a brawl spilled into the street in the early hours of Monday, February 2 this year.

The crowd can be seen running away as Demming-Dacosta points the gun. He escaped in a car. West Midlands Police reviewed CCTV footage, interviews, phone and other communication checks following the incident and identified Demming-Dacosta as a suspect.

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The gunman was arrested two weeks later on February 21 and charged. He pleaded guilty to possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence at Wolverhampton Court on March 20.

Demming-Dacosta had only been released from prison on license in December 2023. He was sentenced on Monday, June 3.

He was sentenced to five years in prison for the gun offence, along with the remaining four years on licence, both to run concurrently. The gun was never found and officers were unable to determine what type of gun it was.

West Midlands Police said its licensing team acted swiftly against the club for breaches of its operating conditions, including failings in its security. The venue, which the force did not name, no longer markets itself as a nightclub.

Det Con Martin Boyle, of the Major Crime Unit Proactive Team, said: “Tyrese Demming-Dacosta went out that night in February carrying a firearm, which he clearly had no qualms about brandishing.

“Given that Demming-Dacosta was so readily prepared to use the weapon, coupled with the fact that he had just been released from prison and flagrantly breached his license conditions, it is a testament to his arrogance and reckless disregard for the others. I’m delighted to see him back behind bars where he fully deserves to be.”