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London shootings: Boy, 16, dies after second fatal attack London shootings: Boy, 16, dies after second fatal attack
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A 16-year-old boy found with bullet wounds within an hour of another fatal shooting in London has died.A 16-year-old boy found with bullet wounds within an hour of another fatal shooting in London has died.
The teenager, named locally as Amaan Shakoor, was left critically ill after he was shot in the face in Walthamstow on Monday.The teenager, named locally as Amaan Shakoor, was left critically ill after he was shot in the face in Walthamstow on Monday.
His death follows that of a 17-year-old girl, named locally as Tanesha Melbourne, who was killed in Tottenham.His death follows that of a 17-year-old girl, named locally as Tanesha Melbourne, who was killed in Tottenham.
The killings, which police say are not linked, take the number of murders in the capital this year to 48.The killings, which police say are not linked, take the number of murders in the capital this year to 48.
The Met Police said the 16-year-old boy died in hospital at 17:45 BST on Tuesday with his next of kin present. Amaan died in hospital at 17:45 BST on Tuesday with his next of kin at his side.
A 15-year-old boy who was stabbed in the same attack has been released from hospital.A 15-year-old boy who was stabbed in the same attack has been released from hospital.
There are extra police on the streets of Walthamstow and officers said they were using stop-and-search powers to seize weapons. Extra police are on the streets of Walthamstow and officers said they were using stop-and-search powers to seize weapons.
Tanesha, whose name has not been officially confirmed, was pronounced dead at 22:43 on Monday after a drive-by shooting in Chalgrove Road near Northumberland Park, Tottenham.Tanesha, whose name has not been officially confirmed, was pronounced dead at 22:43 on Monday after a drive-by shooting in Chalgrove Road near Northumberland Park, Tottenham.
Her death came as police were already at the scene two miles away in Markhouse Road, Walthamstow, after being called at about 22:00.Her death came as police were already at the scene two miles away in Markhouse Road, Walthamstow, after being called at about 22:00.
There have been no arrests in either investigation.There have been no arrests in either investigation.
BBC Reality Check
Dominic Casciani, Home affairs correspondent
Criminologists and police chiefs love studying the differences and similarities in violence between big cities because the huge amounts of data can give clues as to what works best to keep people safe.
There have been no end of comparisons down the decades of London and New York because, on the face of things, the cities are broadly comparable.
But has the UK's capital become more dangerous than New York?
Acting Det Ch Insp Glenn Butler, who is investigating the Walthamstow shooting, said: "I fully appreciate the alarm, shock and revulsion caused by this murder and other fatal shootings we have seen across London over the last few months.Acting Det Ch Insp Glenn Butler, who is investigating the Walthamstow shooting, said: "I fully appreciate the alarm, shock and revulsion caused by this murder and other fatal shootings we have seen across London over the last few months.
"We are doing everything we can to identify the culprits and bring them to justice.""We are doing everything we can to identify the culprits and bring them to justice."
He added "the recovery of local CCTV footage is in hand and my officers will be knocking on doors".He added "the recovery of local CCTV footage is in hand and my officers will be knocking on doors".
Acting Ch Supt Tania Coulson said extra police were on the streets and officers had met with community leaders about the murder investigation. Acting Ch Supt Tania Coulson said officers had met community leaders about the murder investigation.
"Section 60 - an intelligence-led pre-authorised power to stop and search - has been continually reviewed and put in place since the evening of Monday 2 April," she said."Section 60 - an intelligence-led pre-authorised power to stop and search - has been continually reviewed and put in place since the evening of Monday 2 April," she said.
"My officers have been on the streets using this power really effectively, seizing knives, stopping cars of young men carrying weapons and making arrests. That will continue into the early hours of Wednesday... and further, if necessary." "My officers have been on the streets using this power really effectively, seizing knives, stopping cars of young men carrying weapons and making arrests. That will continue... if necessary."
At the sceneAt the scene
Greg McKenzie, BBC LondonGreg McKenzie, BBC London
The police tents and forensic officers who were outside Walthamstow Leisure Centre yesterday have gone but there are remnants of police tape around the area.The police tents and forensic officers who were outside Walthamstow Leisure Centre yesterday have gone but there are remnants of police tape around the area.
Flowers and tributes have been laid near the site where 16-year-old Amaan was shot. One card simply reads: "I'm so sorry this has happened to you."Flowers and tributes have been laid near the site where 16-year-old Amaan was shot. One card simply reads: "I'm so sorry this has happened to you."
One resident described him as "a beautiful young boy".One resident described him as "a beautiful young boy".
Another local resident said the increasing number of murders which have happened in the area was worrying.Another local resident said the increasing number of murders which have happened in the area was worrying.
"It's getting out of control. It used to feel like a safe neighbourhood but everything has changed," he said."It's getting out of control. It used to feel like a safe neighbourhood but everything has changed," he said.
London's Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime Sophie Linden described the murders as "truly shocking and worrying" and said City Hall was "prioritising tackling this violence".London's Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime Sophie Linden described the murders as "truly shocking and worrying" and said City Hall was "prioritising tackling this violence".
"We're not pretending there isn't a problem in London but we will get on top of it," she said."We're not pretending there isn't a problem in London but we will get on top of it," she said.
Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott warned against the use of random stop and search tactics saying it "poisoned relationships" between police and the community.
Speaking to the BBC, the MP of Hackney North and Stoke Newington suggested lessons could be learned from how Scotland dealt with knife crime.
"They implemented a public health approach to knife crime - where police worked with education and other parts of the state, and last year... there were no deaths from knife crime in Scotland," she said.