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| A 17-year-old girl has been shot dead in north London, police have said. | A 17-year-old girl has been shot dead in north London, police have said. |
| Scotland Yard said officers were called to reports of a shooting in Chalgrove Road, Tottenham, at 9.35pm on Monday. | Scotland Yard said officers were called to reports of a shooting in Chalgrove Road, Tottenham, at 9.35pm on Monday. |
| “Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service (LAS) and a 17-year-old girl was found at the scene with a gunshot wound,” it said. “Despite the best efforts of the LAS, she was pronounced dead at the scene at 10.43pm. | “Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service (LAS) and a 17-year-old girl was found at the scene with a gunshot wound,” it said. “Despite the best efforts of the LAS, she was pronounced dead at the scene at 10.43pm. |
| “Her next of kin are aware and a crime scene is in place. No arrests have been made at this stage.” | “Her next of kin are aware and a crime scene is in place. No arrests have been made at this stage.” |
| The shooting comes amid concerns over rising violent crime in the capital. The first quarter of 2018 has seen 46 murders in the capital, a rate of more than three a week. If that trend continues, London could surpass 180 murders this year, a level not seen since 2005 when there were 181. | The shooting comes amid concerns over rising violent crime in the capital. The first quarter of 2018 has seen 46 murders in the capital, a rate of more than three a week. If that trend continues, London could surpass 180 murders this year, a level not seen since 2005 when there were 181. |
| On Sunday a 20-year-old man became the 31st victim of knife crime in London so far this year. He was fatally stabbed moments after leaving a bar in Wandsworth and died in the street. | |
| On Thursday the family of Abraham Badru, 26, who was shot dead down in Hackney, east London, on 25 March warned that “gun culture is becoming rampant in our community”. | |
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