POLICE have today released the harrowing 999 call which was made just seconds after law student Aya Hachem was shot.

The recording detailed the moments which passed immediately after Aya was hit by a bullet as she walked along King Street in Blackburn on May 17, 2020.

A 41-second clip from the call has been released following today's verdicts in which seven men have been found guilty of Aya's murder. 

She was mistakenly gunned down in a botched drive-by shooting.

The call had been made by Pachah Khan - the intended target of a planned hit which had been ordered by the owner of RI Tyres, Feroz Suleman.

During the 57-day trial, CCTV footage of the moment Aya was gunned down was played in court, followed by the 999 call made by Mr Khan, who was the first person to run over to Aya in a bid to help her.

He tells the police call operator there's been a shooting and 'a lady is injured really bad.'

The operator responds: 'Someone's shooting?'

Mr Khan says: 'Yeah, shooting a firearm down the main road.'

The dispatcher then asks for a description of the car the caller said the bullet was fired from.

He said: “It was a Silver Avensis.”

Throughout the duration of the call various people speak to the dispatcher, including one man who gives details about Aya’s medical state.

In the recording he tells the dispatcher that he has placed her in the recovery position. He tells her that Aya is not responsive and she has a weak pulse.

Moments later, the dispatcher asks the man: “Does she still have a weak pulse?

“Very weak, if at all,” he responds.

He then tells her she has no pulse, just as an emergency first responder arrives at the scene.