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| Mother of London man 'accidentally' shot dead appeals for witnesses | Mother of London man 'accidentally' shot dead appeals for witnesses |
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| The mother of a man who was shot dead in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity has pleaded for witnesses to come forward to bring her son’s killer to justice. | The mother of a man who was shot dead in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity has pleaded for witnesses to come forward to bring her son’s killer to justice. |
| Oliver Tetlow, 27, was gunned down with an automatic weapon as he stood on a street corner in north-west London in a suspected gang-related killing. | Oliver Tetlow, 27, was gunned down with an automatic weapon as he stood on a street corner in north-west London in a suspected gang-related killing. |
| The Met, which has arrested seven men in connection to the incident, including four on suspicion of murder, said the police were satisfied that Tetlow was not the intended target of the shooting. | The Met, which has arrested seven men in connection to the incident, including four on suspicion of murder, said the police were satisfied that Tetlow was not the intended target of the shooting. |
| Possible lines of inquiry being investigated by detectives are understood to include the possibility that a gangland hitman killed Tetlow in error or that the victim was mistakenly caught up in a feud between underground rappers. | Possible lines of inquiry being investigated by detectives are understood to include the possibility that a gangland hitman killed Tetlow in error or that the victim was mistakenly caught up in a feud between underground rappers. |
| Tetlow’s mother, Pamela Humphreys, said: “My son was an innocent bystander and was accidentally shot. It is a heartbreaking tragedy that any mother or parent will understand. I hope that everyone reading my plea will consider this: next time it could be a member of your family, or a close friend. | Tetlow’s mother, Pamela Humphreys, said: “My son was an innocent bystander and was accidentally shot. It is a heartbreaking tragedy that any mother or parent will understand. I hope that everyone reading my plea will consider this: next time it could be a member of your family, or a close friend. |
| “The only way to stop this happening again is for people to come forward and provide information that will see the killer and accomplices brought to trial as soon as possible. | “The only way to stop this happening again is for people to come forward and provide information that will see the killer and accomplices brought to trial as soon as possible. |
| “These people claim to have no fear but they do have one overriding fear and that is of being caught.” | “These people claim to have no fear but they do have one overriding fear and that is of being caught.” |
| She added: “Please, please help me and yourselves to bring the killer of my son and the accomplices of the killer to the full justice of this country.” | She added: “Please, please help me and yourselves to bring the killer of my son and the accomplices of the killer to the full justice of this country.” |
| Humphreys said: “Our family miss him very much; he was loved and is still loved.” | Humphreys said: “Our family miss him very much; he was loved and is still loved.” |
| The shooter is understood to have stepped out of a dark-coloured vehicle on the corner of Church Road and Conley Road in Harlesden before killing Tetlow, climbing back into the vehicle and travelling south down Church Road towards Harlesden High Street. | The shooter is understood to have stepped out of a dark-coloured vehicle on the corner of Church Road and Conley Road in Harlesden before killing Tetlow, climbing back into the vehicle and travelling south down Church Road towards Harlesden High Street. |
| Detectives are now looking for the driver of a white van parked in Church Road at the time of the shooting, who is believed to have been sitting in the vehicle when the killing took place. | Detectives are now looking for the driver of a white van parked in Church Road at the time of the shooting, who is believed to have been sitting in the vehicle when the killing took place. |
| Automatic weapons are rare on London’s streets, pointing to the criminal connections of those who carried out the shooting. | Automatic weapons are rare on London’s streets, pointing to the criminal connections of those who carried out the shooting. |
| DCI Mark Lawson, of the homicide and major crime command, who is leading the investigation, said detectives would return to the scene on Wednesday. | DCI Mark Lawson, of the homicide and major crime command, who is leading the investigation, said detectives would return to the scene on Wednesday. |
| “I am specifically appealing for the driver of a white Transit van that was parked in Church Road, close to where the shooting took place, to come forward. I believe the driver was sat in the driver’s seat at the time and it is possible they could have witnessed something,” he said. | “I am specifically appealing for the driver of a white Transit van that was parked in Church Road, close to where the shooting took place, to come forward. I believe the driver was sat in the driver’s seat at the time and it is possible they could have witnessed something,” he said. |
| “I would again like to reassure anyone worried about coming forward that they will be treated with the utmost sensitivity.” | “I would again like to reassure anyone worried about coming forward that they will be treated with the utmost sensitivity.” |
| A postmortem examination at Northwick Park hospital mortuary gave the cause of death as gunshot wounds. | A postmortem examination at Northwick Park hospital mortuary gave the cause of death as gunshot wounds. |
| Four men, aged 29, 24, 21 and 23, have been arrested on suspicion of murder in addresses in Shepherd’s Bush, Colindale and Southall and have all been released on police bail. | Four men, aged 29, 24, 21 and 23, have been arrested on suspicion of murder in addresses in Shepherd’s Bush, Colindale and Southall and have all been released on police bail. |
| Three men, two aged 18 and one 19, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery at addresses in Harlesden and have also been released on police bail. | Three men, two aged 18 and one 19, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery at addresses in Harlesden and have also been released on police bail. |