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Man gunned down in barber's shop

Fri Apr 25 16:40:43 UTC 2008

Two held after barbers shooting

Fri Apr 25 20:50:23 UTC 2008

A man has been shot dead in a barber's shop, the Metropolitan Police (Met) have said.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old in a barber's shop.

Officers were called to Acton Lane, Harlesden, north-west London, at about 1330 BST.The man was at the shop in Acton Lane, Harlesden, north-west London, at about 1330 BST. He had suffered a gunshot wound and died at the scene.
They found a man, believed to be aged in his 30s, suffering a gun shot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Two men are being held in custody at north London police stations.
Up to nine people in the shop at the time fled afterwards, police said. A post-mortem examination of the unnamed man will be held on Saturday.
Detectives from the Met's Operation Trident team, which looks at gun crime in London's Afro-Caribbean communities, are investigating.Detectives from the Met's Operation Trident team, which looks at gun crime in London's Afro-Caribbean communities, are investigating.