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Youth dies from shot to the head

Thu May 29 11:10:30 UTC 2008

Drug dealer dies after shooting

Thu May 29 13:30:48 UTC 2008

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

A teenage drug dealer has died four days after being shot in the head in north London.

Sharmaake Hassan was found in Gilbeys Yard, Camden, at about 2300 BST on Saturday with a gunshot wound to the head, police said.Sharmaarke Hassan, 17, was found with a gunshot wound in Gilbeys Yard, Camden, at about 2300 BST on Saturday.
Sharmaake, from Camden, was taken to hospital with severe injuries and died on Wednesday night.The teenager from Camden, who had drugs convictions, died in hospital from his injuries on Wednesday night. A post mortem examination will be held later.
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 17-year-old is the 15th teenager to be killed in London since the start of the year.
Police have said they are keeping an open mind about the motive for the killing. A post-mortem examination will take place on Thursday.Police have said they are keeping an open mind about the motive for the killing but believe he was a member of The Money Squad, one of a number of Somali gangs in the area.
He was also found guilty of possessing cannabis and offering to supply the drugs last month, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The murder is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police's Operation Trident unit, which looks at gun crime in London's Afro-Caribbean communities.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.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.""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.Sharmaarke was shot on 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.Unemployed Karl Bishop, of Beaver Lodge, Carlton Road, Sidcup, has been charged with his murder.