Two young men will spend a significant portion of their 20s in jail after a judge sentenced them for a violent home invasion in which a man and a 13-year-old girl were shot.
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Reece Salcedo, 21, and Nathan Brian Stretton, 23, were both jailed for a decade for the invasion, with the judge setting a non-parole period of five years, and six years and five months respectively.
The pair had burst into the Gordon home on February 10 last year with a gun, searching for a set of car keys they believed had been stolen by someone who stayed at the house.
In the ensuing chaos, the 13-year-old girl was shot in the buttocks and her mother's boyfriend shot in the arm.
As she sentenced the men, Justice Chrissa Loukas-Karlsson said people were entitled to feel safe in their own houses and the court had to play its role in sentencing home invasions.
The court has heard the experience was terrifying for the victims and had a serious impact on them, though the judge also warned no sentence would put right what had happened.
She told the men they both knew what they did was wrong and that neither of them would want people with guns coming into their or their families homes.
Both men had denied involvement in the crime, but an ACT Supreme Court jury earlier this year found the pair guilty of recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm for the shooting of the 13-year-old.
They were also found guilty of aggravated burglary, intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm for shooting the man and threatening to cause grievous bodily harm.
Stretton was also sentenced on Friday for a series of unrelated offences including theft, driving a stolen car and possessing a prohibited substance.
He had a significant criminal history, the court heard, and had continued to use drugs despite periods in remand and rehabilitation.
A pre-sentence report for Salcedo said he was still a risk of committing more crimes until he addressed his illegal drug use, mental health and anti-social friends and attitude.
Stretton was jailed for 11 years with the judge setting a non-parole period of six years and five months.
He will be eligible for release in May 2024.
Salcedo was sentenced to 10 years in jail and a five year non-parole term.
He will be eligible for release in February 2022.
