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| Tottenham shooting: Girl, 17, dies from gunshot wound | Tottenham shooting: Girl, 17, dies from gunshot wound |
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| Two shootings in London in the space of an hour have left a 17-year-old girl dead and a boy, 16, critically ill. | Two shootings in London in the space of an hour have left a 17-year-old girl dead and a boy, 16, critically ill. |
| The teenage girl was found with a bullet wound in Tottenham on Monday night and pronounced dead at the scene. | The teenage girl was found with a bullet wound in Tottenham on Monday night and pronounced dead at the scene. |
| The boy had been found with gunshot wounds in Walthamstow earlier, with another boy, 15 who had stab injuries. | The boy had been found with gunshot wounds in Walthamstow earlier, with another boy, 15 who had stab injuries. |
| The shootings come amid concerns over rising violent crime in the capital. Police are not treating the shootings as linked. | The shootings come amid concerns over rising violent crime in the capital. Police are not treating the shootings as linked. |
| A police cordon is still in place in Chalgrove Road, near Northumberland Park, where the girl was pronounced dead at 22:43 BST. | A police cordon is still in place in Chalgrove Road, near Northumberland Park, where the girl was pronounced dead at 22:43 BST. |
| A witness said a woman, believed to be the victim's mother, began "screaming" when she discovered the girl shortly after the shooting. | A witness said a woman, believed to be the victim's mother, began "screaming" when she discovered the girl shortly after the shooting. |
| A local resident, who did not want to be named, said she heard multiple shots, which sounded like a "bomb" exploding. | A local resident, who did not want to be named, said she heard multiple shots, which sounded like a "bomb" exploding. |
| She said: "It's not nice. I've lived here for 40 years, and in the last two or three years it's become not a nice place. | She said: "It's not nice. I've lived here for 40 years, and in the last two or three years it's become not a nice place. |
| "There are so many drugs, stabbings and killings." | "There are so many drugs, stabbings and killings." |
| A neighbour, who did not want to be named, told BBC Radio London that stabbings were common in the area. | |
| The Tottenham resident said: "It's so violent around here. I nearly got stabbed the other day. | |
| "If you've been around Tottenham a long time you get it." | |
| One witness, who works in a nearby shop, said he heard three distinct bangs, which sounded like "fireworks". | One witness, who works in a nearby shop, said he heard three distinct bangs, which sounded like "fireworks". |
| He said he saw the victim with blood on her chest sitting with friends following the shooting, before police cars and ambulances arrived. | He said he saw the victim with blood on her chest sitting with friends following the shooting, before police cars and ambulances arrived. |
| Residents held an impromptu "celebration" on the street of the girl's life until the early morning. | |
| "We were out here until one o'clock in the morning," a neighbour said. | |
| "It was really heart-breaking. We were here for ages but clearly she was already gone." | |
| Formal identification has yet to take place, but the girl's next of kin have been informed of her death. | Formal identification has yet to take place, but the girl's next of kin have been informed of her death. |
| Police said they were called to the scene of the Walthamstow shooting in Markhouse Road shortly after 22:00 following reports of gunfire. | |
| The 16-year-old boy was found with bullet wounds and taken to an east London hospital, where he remains in a critical condition. | The 16-year-old boy was found with bullet wounds and taken to an east London hospital, where he remains in a critical condition. |
| The 15-year-old was also found at the scene with stab injuries and was also taken to hospital. | The 15-year-old was also found at the scene with stab injuries and was also taken to hospital. |
| Police had initially given his age as 17. | Police had initially given his age as 17. |
| There have been no arrests in either investigation. | There have been no arrests in either investigation. |