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Shepherd's Bush stabbing: Teenager killed after taking cover in shop | |
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A teenager was stabbed to death in a west London shop as he tried to hide following a fight, witnesses have said. | |
The victim, believed to be 18, was attacked in Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush, on Wednesday night. | |
Local resident Derek Parks said the man had gone into the store "for cover" but he was followed by a man who had a knife and stabbed him. | |
The Met said officers had attended along with paramedics at about 21:20 BST but the man died at the scene. | |
Mr Parks said the fight happened "outside the shop doorway and the gentleman came in from outside". | |
"The guy who got stabbed went towards the basement of the shop and was hiding," the 64-year-old said. | |
Shopkeeper Sully Singh said he had received a call from his night staff at about 21:45 and had found a police cordon in place when he arrived. | |
"When I came here everyone was shocked. They said an incident had happened. There was a fight," he said. | |
Another man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a stabbing in nearby Notting Hill earlier on Wednesday evening. | Another man suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a stabbing in nearby Notting Hill earlier on Wednesday evening. |
The man was stabbed just after 19:00 on St Ann's Road and police were "neither linking nor ruling out" a connection between both attacks. | The man was stabbed just after 19:00 on St Ann's Road and police were "neither linking nor ruling out" a connection between both attacks. |
No arrests have been made. | No arrests have been made. |
One local man, who did not want to be named, told the BBC: "I just told my kids to stay indoors. If you don't have to go in the road, don't have no argument with no-one because you don't know. It could be any one of us." | |
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. |