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Youth dies from shot to the head

Thu May 29 10:51:08 UTC 2008

Youth dies from shot to the head

Thu May 29 11:10:30 UTC 2008

A 17-year-old boy has died after being shot in north London.

A 17-year-old boy has died after being shot in north London.

The teenager, named as Sharmaake Hassan, was found in Gilbeys Yard, Camden, late on Saturday night with a gunshot wound to the head.Sharmaake Hassan was found in Gilbeys Yard, Camden, at about 2300 BST on Saturday with a gunshot wound to the head, police said.
He was taken to hospital with severe injuries and died on Wednesday night, police said.Sharmaake, from Camden, was taken to hospital with severe injuries and died on Wednesday night.
No-one has been arrested over the incident. The teenager is believed to be the 15th young person to die in London since the start of the year.No-one has been arrested over the incident. The teenager is believed to be the 15th young person to die in London since the start of the year.
The death comes days after 18-year-old Rob Knox was fatally stabbed outside the Metro Bar, Sidcup.Police have said they are keeping an open mind about the motive for the killing. A post-mortem examination will take place on Thursday.
The murder is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police's Operation Trident unit, which looks at gun crime in London's Afro-Caribbean communities.
Supt Paul Morris, from Camden Police, said: "This is a shocking tragedy.
"We have stepped up patrols in the borough to reassure the community and specialist officers are investigating the incident."
Sharmaarke was shot the same day that actor Rob Knox, 18, was stabbed to death in an unconnected incident outside the Metro Bar in Sidcup, south-east London.
Unemployed Karl Bishop, of Beaver Lodge, Carlton Road, Sidcup, has been charged with his murder.