This captures the scene when gang members scattered for safety as a shooter unleashed bullets during a targeted attack at a Turkish eatery, nearly costing a nine-year-old girl her life.

Three suspected members of the Hackney Bombers were dining at Evin in Dalston, east London, when a gunman on a motorbike fired six shots – one of which penetrated the young girl’s brain.

Javon Riley, 33, was found guilty of attempted murder today for his involvement in the failed strike on May 29 last year, reportedly carried out by the Bombers’ fierce adversaries, the Tottenham Turks.

The prolonged conflict between these London gangs stems from a struggle for dominance in the UK’s profitable heroin market, with over 35 significant confrontations, including 20 shootings and three fatalities.

The nine-year-old girl, an unintended target, was hospitalized for over three months after the Dalston incident and will likely face lifelong physical and cognitive challenges. Authorities hailed her survival as a ‘miracle.’

Footage released shows the unidentified gunman on a Ducati Monster motorbike, swiftly firing six rounds into the restaurant within seconds.

The intended targets, Nasser Ali, 43, Kenan Ayogdu, 45, and Mustafa Kiziltan, 35, are seen scrambling to get inside before being hit in the thigh, leg and backbone.

Riley, from Tottenham, claimed he had been offered around £40,000 by a ‘third party’ to be involved in a ‘smash and grab’ drugs raid, but was convicted of attempted murder. 

He denied attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm but was found guilty after a trial and will be sentenced on Monday. 

It emerged that Riley had carried out surveillance in the weeks before the shooting, including sipping pina coladas in a bar across the road from the restaurant.

On the day of the hit, he helped the motorcycle-riding gunman nearby in a stolen Nissan Juke on false plates before transferring to a Range Rover in North London.

The mother of the girl said in a statement issued today: ‘In a single moment, the future we had imagined for our daughter was torn away. She was once an energetic, adventurous child — everything that celebrated movement, energy, and life.

‘Now, weakness on her left side means she can only watch from the sidelines, living with a titanium plate in her skull and a bullet still in her brain. As parents, we are shattered — emotionally, physically, mentally, and financially.

‘Each day brings new challenges, from her slower growth on one side to the emotional and mental scars that cannot be seen. The world we once believed was safe for our child now feels frightening and uncertain.

‘This was not just an accident – even if our daughter was not the intended target, those responsible were still attempting to take lives, It is brutal and inhumane. We live with this pain every day, knowing nothing will ever be the same for our family.’

Giving evidence earlier this month, Riley admitted being involved in various lucrative crimes but denied knowing about the planned shooting.

He claimed he had been contacted by a ‘third party’ and offered around £40,000 to be involved in a ‘smash and grab’ robbery of 60kg of drugs. His role was to be the driver for a two-man bike ‘snatch team’, neither of whom he ever met, jurors heard.

The prosecution said the shooting was a ‘planned assassination’ amid a dispute between rival gangs, the Tottenham Turks and the Hackney Bombers, also known as the ‘Bombacilars’.

The men seated outside the restaurant had affiliations towards the Hackney Bombers and the ones who had ordered the shooting were from the Tottenham Turks, prosecutors said. 

Riley told jurors he was aware of the two gangs but had no dealings with them and played no role in their long-running dispute.

He also said that he left college at 18 and was involved in ‘various stuff of criminality’ as well as setting up his own delivery business and having a stake in a clothing brand.

The court heard Riley had a string of convictions dating back to 2008 including for possession of cannabis and cocaine, driving offences, and having an offensive weapon and a blade in his car.

In addition, the defendant said he had been involved with stealing cars, drug dealing and robberies, although he had never been caught for those offences.

He said he began taking cars ‘for fun’ at the age of 15, going on to steal them to order and shipping them abroad.

Riley picked drug dealers to rob because the money could not be traced and the victims were unlikely to go to police, jurors heard.

He said he would carry out between two and five robberies a month, sometimes working with others, and would make anything from £30,000 to more than £200,000.

Asked about his role in the robberies, Riley said: ‘Sometimes I’m the driver or the muscle.’

Metropolitan Police Detective Inspector Ben Dalloway, who led the investigation, said: ‘Javon Riley’s actions traumatically altered the trajectory of a little girl’s life. While this outcome serves as a slither of justice, the dangerous individual responsible for pulling the trigger remains on our streets.

‘Those who ordered this shooting are a highly sophisticated criminal organisation. We understand that people may be worried about talking to us because of this, but it is imperative we hear from anyone who can assist this investigation.

‘Justice must be secured for this little girl and her family.’

And Detective Superintendent Brittany Clarke, who leads policing in Hackney and Tower Hamlets, also said: ‘This incident had a devastating impact on local communities throughout north London.

‘Although crime has decreased in Hackney, events such as this remind us that violence has a lasting effect on children and young people. We continue to work with the council, local charities and wider partners to address cause and impact of organised crime.

‘If there is someone in the local community who knows what happened that night, and is yet to talk to us, please reconsider your decision to stay silent and share what you know.’