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Drug dealer dies after shootingThu May 29 13:30:48 UTC 2008 |
Drug dealer dies after shootingThu May 29 14:40:52 UTC 2008 |
A teenage drug dealer has died four days after being shot in the head in north London. | A teenage drug dealer has died four days after being shot in the head in north London. |
| Sharmaarke Hassan, 17, was found with a gunshot wound in Gilbeys Yard, Camden, at about 2300 BST on Saturday. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 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. | 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. | |
| 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." | |