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Islington shooting: Man in 20s shot dead | |
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A man in his 20s has been shot dead in north London. | |
Emergency services were called to Roman Way in Islington at 15:20 BST and found the man with gunshot wounds. | |
He was pronounced dead at the scene, close to Pentonville Prison, shortly afterwards, the Met Police said. | |
The man's next of kin have been informed but no-one has been arrested. Officers have cordoned off the Westbourne Estate area as they investigate. | |
The force said it was too early to say whether the shooting was linked to the prison, which is one of the country's oldest and busiest jails and houses a men's prison and a young offender institution. | |
A witness said he heard a number of shots, ran to his window "and a guy on a bike or moped rode off". | |
"When I looked to the park, I could see a guy stagger then fall," he added. | |
"That was it, then police came." |