'Danger to the public' gunman jailed for Glasgow murder bid

A man has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years for shooting at a man in broad daylight in Glasgow.

Steven Nelson was branded a danger to the public after itting firing a shotgun at Christopher Beaton's car in Kingsway Court, Scotstoun.

Mr Beaton was only spared serious injury in the May 2018 incident because he ducked out of the way as the shot was fired.

Nelson, 28, also pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a shotgun.

Judge Lady Stacey told him: "I take the view you are a danger to the public and may remain so."

She ordered Nelson to be monitored in the community for three years after his release from jail.

The court heard that on the evening of the incident, Mr Beaton was parked in Kingsway Court talking through the window of his black Audi to his friend Christopher Bonner, whose car was parallel.

A red Audi A3 drove past and did a U-turn. Mr Bonner moved his car to let the red Audi .

The red Audi driver stopped beside Mr Bonner's car.

The driver and the four others in the car all had their faces partially covered with t-shirts.

The A3 driver asked Mr Bonner: "Are you Packie's mate or pa":[]}