Ealing Man on Trial for Murder After Fatal Shooting
Jahmel Joseph accused of gunning down cousin at a family wake
Left: Jordan Oliver Rodney. Right: Emergency services on the scene on Claxton Grove. Picture: Facebook
An Ealing man is standing trial at the Old Bailey accused of murdering his cousin and attempting to kill his own brother during a family wake in Hammersmith last summer. Jahmel Joseph, 29, of Eaton Rise , denies all charges, including murder, attempted murder and possession of a prohibited weapon.
The court heard that Joseph allegedly shot his cousin Jordan Rodney, 30, in the eye at close range on Claxton Grove on 11 June 2025, before turning the gun on his brother Omar Joseph, who survived with injuries to his head and hand. Rodney, a Northolt resident, died in hospital the following day.
According to a Sky New report, prosecutor Crispin Aylett KC told jurors that tensions had flared earlier in the evening during a wake for a younger relative. A doorbell camera captured part of an argument between Joseph and Rodney, with relatives attempting to calm the situation and urging Joseph to go home.
CCTV later recorded Joseph’s Mercedes returning to his Ealing flat shortly before 11pm. Ten minutes later, a motorbike was seen leaving the area. Prosecutors allege Joseph rode back to Hammersmith on his black and grey Yamaha, carrying a sawn-off shotgun.
A doorbell camera near the wake captured the sound of two gunshots at 11.15pm, followed by a motorcyclist speeding away.
The following morning, as police searched for Joseph, officers spotted his red Mercedes in Isleworth. A high-speed chase followed, during which around 20 vehicles were damaged, the court heard. Joseph allegedly abandoned the car after a head-on collision and fled through gardens before being arrested on Tolson Road. A black bag containing a sawn-off shotgun was found nearby, with DNA on the trigger matching Joseph, jurors were told.
The court also heard that Joseph had previously been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and was prescribed medication.
Rodney’s family described him as warm, funny and deeply loved, saying his death had left “a hole that can never be filled”.
The trial continues.
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