A “DANGEROUS” gunman who spread terror when he opened fire in a busy Radcliffe street got the punishment he deserved, senior judges have ruled.

Martin Hogan, 25, was jailed for 12 years at Manchester Crown Court last December after he admitted possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.

And because the crown court judge branded him “dangerous” he was ordered to serve an extra four years on licence after his release.

Hogan triggered panicked scenes after loosing off multiple shots in Bowker Street, Radcliffe, in May 2017.

He leapt out of a car and fired a volley of shots at a stationary Mercedes, Judge Eleri Rees QC told London’s Appeal Court today.

“Multiple bullets were fired,” said the judge, with some of the rounds ricocheting off the car’s bonnet.

Hogan, of Tarnbrook Close, Whitfield, Bury, then fled the scene and his gun was never recovered.

No one was injured by the shots, although the area was “busy with traffic and pedestrians”, the judge added.

Hogan accepted he was the gunman, and that he “shot at the Mercedes in an attempt to frighten the occupants”.

He challenged his sentence today, claiming it was far too harsh and should be cut.

But Judge Rees, sitting with two other judges, said it was “not arguable” that his punishment was excessive.

“He discharged a gun multiple times in the direction of a parked car...there was an obvious danger to bystanders,” she said.

The appeal was dismissed.