A man, Jahmel Joseph, is jailed for life after being convicted of shooting his cousin at a family wake in Hammersmith, west London. Reports say the incident followed an argument between Joseph and his cousin, Jordan Rodney, and Joseph shot Rodney, who died from his injuries. One account states Joseph fired at Rodney’s eye. The shooting also injured other people at the wake: Joseph’s brother, Omar Joseph, is reported to have been hit in the head and hand.
Multiple outlets describe the case at a sentencing hearing, where Joseph received a life sentence. One report notes that family members and others expressed anger and used abusive language in court, including remarks that Joseph should “rot in hell.” Another source characterizes Joseph as “mentally unwell,” though details of that assessment are not consistent across the brief summaries provided.
The sentencing and conviction are reported as taking place in London courts, with the overall accounts agreeing on the location, the relationship between the people involved, and the fact that the shooting at the wake resulted in a fatality and additional injuries.
