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| Police investigating the shooting of a teenager on his doorstep in north London have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder. | Police investigating the shooting of a teenager on his doorstep in north London have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder. |
| The suspect was arrested in the early hours of Thursday and is being held in a north London police station. The arrest came less than 48 hours after the 18-year-old victim was shot outside his home on Denmark Road, near Turnpike Lane, just before 3.30pm on Tuesday. | The suspect was arrested in the early hours of Thursday and is being held in a north London police station. The arrest came less than 48 hours after the 18-year-old victim was shot outside his home on Denmark Road, near Turnpike Lane, just before 3.30pm on Tuesday. |
| He remains in hospital in a critical condition after paramedics and an air ambulance crew fought to save his life. | He remains in hospital in a critical condition after paramedics and an air ambulance crew fought to save his life. |
| Detectives from the Metropolitan police’s Trident area crime command, which investigates gang crime and non-fatal shootings, have appealed for witnesses. | Detectives from the Metropolitan police’s Trident area crime command, which investigates gang crime and non-fatal shootings, have appealed for witnesses. |
| They are also investigating whether the shooting is linked to a row that the victim and his brother had with a man on a bike about two hours earlier on nearby High Street. | They are also investigating whether the shooting is linked to a row that the victim and his brother had with a man on a bike about two hours earlier on nearby High Street. |
| DCI Dan Brown, who is leading the investigation, said: “The row happened in the street, and I’m sure will have been witnessed by a number of people. If you were out in High Street and saw anything that may help then please pass that information to us. | DCI Dan Brown, who is leading the investigation, said: “The row happened in the street, and I’m sure will have been witnessed by a number of people. If you were out in High Street and saw anything that may help then please pass that information to us. |
| “This was a bold attack in broad daylight on the victim’s doorstep and I want to hear from anyone that knows who the suspects are or who may have vital information for us.” | “This was a bold attack in broad daylight on the victim’s doorstep and I want to hear from anyone that knows who the suspects are or who may have vital information for us.” |