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| Killed boy 'wrong target' theory | Killed boy 'wrong target' theory |
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| Police say a church-going teenager shot dead in his bed may not have been the intended target of two gunmen who forced their way into his home. | Police say a church-going teenager shot dead in his bed may not have been the intended target of two gunmen who forced their way into his home. |
| The 15-year-old was murdered in Diamond Street in Peckham, south-east London, just after midnight on Tuesday. | The 15-year-old was murdered in Diamond Street in Peckham, south-east London, just after midnight on Tuesday. |
| Police said they were sure the house was targeted, but they were investigating whether the victim was killed in a case of mistaken identity. | Police said they were sure the house was targeted, but they were investigating whether the victim was killed in a case of mistaken identity. |
| His death marked the third murder incident in Peckham since the weekend. | His death marked the third murder incident in Peckham since the weekend. |
| A man was fatally stabbed on Saturday and another was shot dead on Sunday. | A man was fatally stabbed on Saturday and another was shot dead on Sunday. |
| In Tuesday's incident the 15-year-old boy's older sister was in the house at the time. She gave him first aid and he was able to speak a few words to her. | In Tuesday's incident the 15-year-old boy's older sister was in the house at the time. She gave him first aid and he was able to speak a few words to her. |
| Church regular | Church regular |
| But the boy, who celebrated his 15th birthday on Sunday, died less than an hour later in hospital. | But the boy, who celebrated his 15th birthday on Sunday, died less than an hour later in hospital. |
| Police hope to name him later after his next of kin have been informed. | Police hope to name him later after his next of kin have been informed. |
| He was a regular at the Celestial Church of Christ, in nearby Bird In Bush Road, and attended St Michael's Secondary School, in Bermondsey. | He was a regular at the Celestial Church of Christ, in nearby Bird In Bush Road, and attended St Michael's Secondary School, in Bermondsey. |
| The boy was not known to police before this incident Det Supt Gary Richardson | The boy was not known to police before this incident Det Supt Gary Richardson |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At this stage we believe the house in Diamond Road was targeted specifically by the gunmen but we are investigating whether or not the victim was the intended target." | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At this stage we believe the house in Diamond Road was targeted specifically by the gunmen but we are investigating whether or not the victim was the intended target." |
| Officers from Scotland Yard's Operation Trident team, which investigates gun crime in London's Afro-Caribbean communities, have not found any link between the boy and local gangs. | Officers from Scotland Yard's Operation Trident team, which investigates gun crime in London's Afro-Caribbean communities, have not found any link between the boy and local gangs. |
| Det Supt Gary Richardson, from Trident, said: "The boy was not known to police before this incident and we are not linking this to gangs or any other incidents which have occurred in the past few days. | Det Supt Gary Richardson, from Trident, said: "The boy was not known to police before this incident and we are not linking this to gangs or any other incidents which have occurred in the past few days. |
| Forensic scientists are examining the area | Forensic scientists are examining the area |
| "This does not appear to have been a botched burglary. I believe these premises were specifically targeted." | "This does not appear to have been a botched burglary. I believe these premises were specifically targeted." |
| South London has been hit by a spate of killings since the weekend. | South London has been hit by a spate of killings since the weekend. |
| On Saturday, a 21-year-old man was stabbed to death in Southampton Way, yards from the latest incident. A man has been charged with murder. | On Saturday, a 21-year-old man was stabbed to death in Southampton Way, yards from the latest incident. A man has been charged with murder. |
| In the early hours of Sunday morning, a man in his 40s was shot dead and another injured at a flat less than a mile from Diamond Road in Flamborough House, Clayton Road. | In the early hours of Sunday morning, a man in his 40s was shot dead and another injured at a flat less than a mile from Diamond Road in Flamborough House, Clayton Road. |
| Another teenage boy, 16-year-old James Andre Smarrt-Ford, was shot dead at Streatham Ice Rink on Saturday night. |