A tree-lopper, his son and a woman who acted with 'breathtaking stupidity' have been jailed for murdering a teenager shot dead during a vengeful high-speed car chase.
Jesse Thompson's tragic death was the culmination of events that spiralled out of control, Justice Mark Ierace said when sentencing the trio in the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday.
John Paul Evans, 53, his son Keith Evans, 28, and a woman who cannot be named for legal reasons, were found guilty of murdering the 19-year-old, one of four passengers in the back seat of a Toyota Kluger being pursued by the trio in a dual-cab ute.
Victim Jessie Thompson, 19, (pictured) was shot to death after a high-speed car chase on Sydney's Central Coast
The son first pointed the shotgun at the other driver, before aiming it at those in the back seat.
He discharged the weapon killing Mr Thompson in July 2017 during the chase through the streets of Wyong on the NSW Central Coast.
Keith Evans also was found guilty of wounding Jayke Rodgers with intent to cause grievous bodily harm days before the shooting, an event which led to the murder.
For the two offences, Justice Ierrace jailed him for 32 years with a non-parole period of 22 years and four months.
Mr Thompson was one of four passengers in the back seat of a Toyota Kluger (pictured) when he was shot dead
He jailed his father for 31 years with a non-parole period of 22 years and six months, while the woman was jailed for 17 years with a non-parole period of 10 years and six months.
One witness said Keith Evans 'was smiling as he pulled the trigger' while the woman held out her arm and shook her fist, a move the judge described as a 'gesture of defiance or victory'.
The judge said the events began when Keith
