Our exclusive pictures and video reveal the would-be assassin heavily disguised in a scarf and hat seconds before he pulled the trigger
CHILLING footage shows a gangland hitman prowling outside a primary school pushing a buggy moments before he opened fire, shooting a dad, 35, in the back.
The shaken parent who recorded the footage said the shooter, who tried to take out former gangland murder accused Ross Monaghan, had been spotted at the scene days earlier.
When he reappeared outside St George’s RC Primary School, Glasgow, on Monday the concerned parent filmed him.
He then watched in horror as the man pulled a semi-automatic rifle from his empty buggy and opened fire on his target.
Last night the terrified witness said he ran for his life as the would-be killer trained the gun on him.
The parent who filmed the footage said: “We saw this guy with an empty pram acting weird on Friday morning.
“I was in my car at school when I saw him again on Monday morning and started taking pictures and filming — I thought he was there to steal a child.
“After taking a few photos, I started to film him — next thing I knew he had pulled a gun out of the buggy and was firing it.
“I thought he was going to kill everyone — all I could hear was screaming. It was madness — a stray bullet would have killed a child.”
The man added: “When he pulled the gun out and starting shooting, I just ran for my life. He turned and pointed the gun right at me.
“I dropped all my belongings and even left the car engine running. As I sprinted away I thought to myself ‘He’s going to shoot me in the back. I’m dead.’
“My mind was racing — I was thinking several people had been shot. I was all over the place.”
Monaghan, 35, was at around 9.05am as he dropped off his child.
It is thought the shooter may have abandoned a murder bid on Friday when when his target didn’t turn up at the school.
Speaking about the man's suspicious appearance the dad said: “There were so many things that didn’t add up about him, things that made him stand out to me.
"He had layers and layers of clothes on, a big puffa jacket, a bobble hat and a scarf even though it wasn’t even that cold.
“The buggy was clearly brand new — not a mark on it and no dirt on the wheels.
“As he walked by my car pushing the buggy, I looked in and couldn’t see any hint of a child inside, no feet sticking out or anything — it was odd.
“It was also weird that he had a rainhood on the pram when it wasn’t even raining.
“I watched him for five minutes, he walked about a bit, but was always watching the school gates. He kept bending down and fiddling with the buggy and its hood.”
The dad said that when the gunman saw his victim's car he "pushed the buggy to the side, pulled the gun and started firing".
He added: “He didn’t say a word, he was completely silent — it was bizarre.”
Our source said he then ran to a neighbour’s house and called the cops. He added: “I was panicking, hysterical.
“It was utter relief when I realised it was a targeted attack.”
Last night the cop leading the hunt for the shooter, DCI John Kennedy, said: “We don’t know if Friday was a dress rehearsal or if the person he was going to shoot didn’t show.
“We are keeping an open mind.”
Cops are . They said the hitman may have been picked up by a getaway driver nearby.
Officers have questioned locals living near the school and are gathering CCTV from the area. They will also interview any pupils who saw the shooting.
Convicted cocaine dealer Monaghan is believed to have driven himself to hospital after being shot and was discharged the same day.
He was cleared of shooting gangland enforcer Kevin “Gerbil” Carroll, 29, who was slain at an Asda car park in Robroyston, Glasgow, seven years ago.
A stray bullet was yesterday found lodged in a tree at the scene of the shooting — less than 10 yards from the school gates.
Cops in white suits used tools to cut the ammo from the trunk before it was bagged up for lab tests. Detective Chief Inspector John Kennedy, leading the probe,
branded the gunman “reckless” amid fears pupils heading to lessons could have been hurt in the attack.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman confirmed last night: “Following further forensic searches carried out, a bullet has been recovered from a tree.
“Further ballistic and forensic examination will take place.”
No staff or students were hurt in the attack.
Glasgow City Council education chief Maureen McKenna said afterwards: "I'm really angry. I'm very angry that it has happened to our children.
"Our children should be safe and secure at school and they shouldn't be targeted attacks near schools where children are coming to school. Unacceptable."
Detectives are appealing for eyewitnesses or anyone with any information to come forward.
You can contact police on 101 with any information or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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