BIKE TEEN 'SHOT BOY'.Byline: By STEWART MACLEAN A TEENAGER crashed his bike into another lad at a park then "lost" their ensuing row - so he returned to gun him down, a court heard. Jerrell Gourde gourde n. See Table at currency. [Haitian, from feminine of French gourd, dull, from Late Latin gurdus, blunt, from Latin, dullard.] Noun 1. , 18, is said to have wanted swift revenge as he was left humiliated hu·mil·i·ate tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade. when the boy of 16 chased him with a brick. Gourde allegedly called a friend to "bring my thing" to the park. Minutes later, he rode up to the boy with a sawn-off shotgun, fired and just cycled away, the court was told. The victim's friend, 16, said: "Everyone was like, 'Leave it, leave it', but he cranked the gun and fired. He said, 'I hope you're dead'." Amazingly, the boy survived the shooting in Harlesden, North West London North West London could mean:
Brian O'Neill, prosecuting, said: "The boy got the better of Gourde, leaving him embarrassed and angry." Gourde, of Stonebridge, North West London, denies attempted murder and possession of a shotgun. The Old Bailey trial continues. |
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