Detectives have launched a murder investigation following a fatal shooting in Penge in south east London. The 19 year-old man was found with a gunshot wound in the head yesterday evening in Kenilworth Road. He was taken to hospital but was declared dead this morning.
Police have informed his next of kin. They are yet to make any arrests.
Police are appealing for information on two men seen running away from the scene of the shooting on Hindrey Road, towards the nearby Pembury Estate.
One is black, officers said, while the second is light-skinned, possibly of Asian or Turkish appearance.
Police said there was as yet no clear motive for the shootings, and no-one has been arrested.
"At this very early stage we must retain an open mind regarding the circumstances of the incident and any motive," the spokesman said.
A gunman is today facing a life sentence for shooting dead a man celebrating his birthday in a wine bar.
Aarron McKoy, 26, was beaten, chased and shot on New Year's Day as part of a long-running feud between gangs, the Old Bailey heard.
Dean Smith, 26, of Stoke Newington, north London, was found guilty of murder and will be sentenced next week.
Aftab Jafferjee, QC, prosecuting, told the court Mr McKoy and a friend were drinking at the Clerkenwell House wine bar in central London, when violence broke out.
The club was cleared but the two friends were attacked outside.
A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for taking part in a shoot-out on the Pembury Estate in Hackney. Miles Thomas Addy of Pembury Close was jailed for eight years after pleading guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court to possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life.
On January 13th, he was seen exchanging shots with two males on bikes. One of the bullets went through a window and into a nearby bedroom.
In court, the judge told Addy: "You are an appallingly dangerous individual who showed a total disregard for the lives of people who live on the estate - your behaviour was outrageous."
Three men are appearing in court today charged with the murder of a 21-year-old who was shot at his flat, police said.
Reece Menzies was found dead at his home in Bournemouth on July 25th.
Dorset Police said three London men, aged 22, 24 and 33, had been charged with murder and would appear at Bournemouth Magistrates' Court today.
The victim was found dead at his flat, at the junction of Roumelia Lane and Sea Road in Boscombe.
The three charged men were arrested in addresses in London and the Folkestone area of Kent on Tuesday.
Two people arrested after a man was found with gunshot wounds to his arm and head have been bailed by police.
The 33-year-old man and 32-year-old woman were detained in Grays, Essex on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with a shooting in Buckinghamshire.
They have been bailed until September 19, Thames Valley Police said.
The Met Police has released CCTV images of a man they wish to talk in connection with the shooting of the Russian businessman German Gorbuntsov on March 20th. Mr Gorbuntsov survived despite being hit with six bullets. The images were taken at Canary Wharf station before and after the shooting.
Police found the gun that was used in the shooting on the Isle of Dogs along with a bag. The man in the CCTV pictures is seen with a bag before the shooting but he did not have it afterwards.
Police investigating the murder of Ryan Musgrove on 16 July 2009 have offered a £20,000 reward on the third anniversary of his death.
Officers want information relating to a gunman who was seen riding a bike around the murder scene in the days leading up to Mr Musgrove's death.
Police describe the man as a white, with a slim build, wearing dark clothing, possibly a balaclava, a cycling helmet, goggles or sunglasses and a face mask.
He left the scene on a black mountain bike in the direction of New Addington, Croydon.
In the days leading up to the murder detectives know that the suspect was seen on 9th July at 6pm at Coney Hall Recreation Ground. He was seen again on 13th July between 4.30pm and 5pm
On 14th July, the suspect was seen at 6.30pm at Sparrow Den playing fields. Two days later on 16th July he was seen again between 6pm and 6.30pm when Ryan was shot.
The gun used in the murder was a Luger P8, a World War Two German issue firearm. Detectives say it is an unusual weapon and very distinctive.
Police are urging anyone with information to get in touch.
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Dothan Gordon in West Ealing on Wednesday. He was shot dead at a home in Felix Road - his partner was also shot and required treatment in hospital. The man was arrested in Ipswich yesterday evening.
