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Shepherd's Bush stabbing: Teenager dies in street attack | |
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A teenager has been stabbed to death in west London. | |
The victim, believed to be 18, was found with a stab injury in Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush, on Wednesday. | |
The Metropolitan Police said officers were called at about 21:20 BST, along with paramedics and the London Air Ambulance, but he died at the scene. | |
Another man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a stabbing in nearby Notting Hill earlier on Wednesday evening. | |
Police said the man was stabbed just after 19:00 on St Ann's Road and were "neither linking nor ruling out" a connection between both attacks. | |
No arrests have been made. | |
Det Insp Luke Wyllie said: "A young man's life has been tragically cut short. | Det Insp Luke Wyllie said: "A young man's life has been tragically cut short. |
"Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this very difficult time. We are doing everything we can to apprehend those involved. | "Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this very difficult time. We are doing everything we can to apprehend those involved. |
"Extra police and specialist units are working on the ground now to build a clearer picture of what took place and work to protect and reassure those in the local community." | "Extra police and specialist units are working on the ground now to build a clearer picture of what took place and work to protect and reassure those in the local community." |
A Section 60 order - which gives police the power to stop and search people in a designated area - has been put in place in Shepherd's Bush and Notting Hill until Thursday afternoon. | A Section 60 order - which gives police the power to stop and search people in a designated area - has been put in place in Shepherd's Bush and Notting Hill until Thursday afternoon. |
Police are in the process of informing the teenager's next of kin and a post-mortem examination will be held in due course. | Police are in the process of informing the teenager's next of kin and a post-mortem examination will be held in due course. |