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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 attacks come amid concerns over rising violent crime in the capital. Police are not treating the shootings as linked.
Stella Creasy, MP for Walthamstow, said the 16-year-old boy - who was shot on Markhouse Road and taken to a hospital in east London - is still in "intensive care".
She added that the 15-year-old boy's stab injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
In Tottenham, a police cordon remains in place in Chalgrove Road, near Northumberland Park, where the girl was pronounced dead at 22:43 BST.In Tottenham, a police cordon remains in place in Chalgrove Road, near Northumberland Park, where the girl was pronounced dead at 22:43 BST.
'Just started shooting'
A 21-year-old woman called Tyesha, who knew the murdered girl, told the BBC the victim was "just chilling with her friends" when she was shot from a car for "no reason at all".
"The car just pulled up and just started shooting," she said.
"Her friend came banging on my door so I came out quickly. I even tried to save her - had to, had to."
Tyesha said the gunshot wound, below the victim's breast, was not immediately visible and it looked like she was "having a fit".
"I put her on her side and I was just rubbing her back, saying 'Everything's going to be OK'. I just can't believe it - so young. It's ridiculous now."
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.
David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, said he is "deeply worried" about London's rise in violent crime - particularly in his area. David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham, said he was "deeply worried" about London's rise in violent crime - particularly in his area.
"There is no single cause, but there has been a big spike in both gun crime and knife crime across London," he said."There is no single cause, but there has been a big spike in both gun crime and knife crime across London," he said.
"Certainly my constituency finds itself at the epicentre of that. there are real issues about a lack of resources." "Certainly my constituency finds itself at the epicentre of that. There are real issues about a lack of resources."
At the scene - Greg McKenzie, BBC London
The community in Tottenham has already been gripped with grief and shock that a young female has had her life ended so tragically.
I'm told there were dozens of people out until 02:00 BST consoling each other, while other residents woke to see police cordons and press at the scene.
There was a poignant silence when the body of the 17-year-old was taken away, broken only by the sound of people crying.
In this area there are people - no matter what age - who are fearful. Residents spoke about self-imposed curfews and mothers not letting their children out after 19:00.
Amid the sadness, there is also anger and questions over what the Mayor of London is doing.
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. Another neighbour, who did not want to be named, said stabbings were common in the area.
The Tottenham resident said: "It's so violent around here. I nearly got stabbed the other day. 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."
"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.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."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.""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. However the girl's next of kin have been informed of her death.
The Walthamstow crime scene, in Markhouse Road, is just over two miles (3.5km) from the site of the Tottenham killing.
Stella Creasy, Labour MP for Walthamstow, said the 16-year-old boy - who was taken to a hospital in east London - was still in "intensive care".
Scotland Yard said the 15-year-old boy who was stabbed in Walthamstow has life-changing but not life-threatening injuries.
There have been no arrests in either investigation.There have been no arrests in either investigation.