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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, named locally as Tanesha, 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. |
| Both attacks come amid concerns over rising violent crime in London. Police say the shootings are not linked. | |
| In Tottenham, a police cordon remains in place in Chalgrove Road, near Northumberland Park, where Tanesha was pronounced dead at 22:43 BST. | |
| 'Just started shooting' | '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". | 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. | "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." | "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". | 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." | "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, Labour MP for Tottenham, said he was "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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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." |
| Another neighbour, who did not want to be named, said 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. If you've been around Tottenham a long time you get it." | 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. | 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. However 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. | 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". | 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. | 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. |