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| Stockwell shooting: Teenage boy killed near Tube station | Stockwell shooting: Teenage boy killed near Tube station |
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| A police cordon remains in place | A police cordon remains in place |
| A 16-year-old boy has died after being shot in an "enormously shocking incident" in south London, the Metropolitan Police has said. | A 16-year-old boy has died after being shot in an "enormously shocking incident" in south London, the Metropolitan Police has said. |
| The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene in Paradise Road near Stockwell Tube station, after police were called at about 14:30 GMT to reports of a shooting. | |
| Officers are working to identify the victim and contact his family. No arrests have been made. | Officers are working to identify the victim and contact his family. No arrests have been made. |
| Supt Gabriel Cameron said: "Our thoughts are with the young boy's family at this devastating time." | Supt Gabriel Cameron said: "Our thoughts are with the young boy's family at this devastating time." |
| He added: "This is an enormously shocking incident which I imagine will cause huge distress to the local community." | He added: "This is an enormously shocking incident which I imagine will cause huge distress to the local community." |
| "Local officers are on the scene gathering CCTV and speaking to witnesses to piece together what has happened." | "Local officers are on the scene gathering CCTV and speaking to witnesses to piece together what has happened." |
| Florence Eshalomi, MP for Vauxhall Camberwell Green, said she was "very sad" to hear of the fatal shooting and described it as "a life wasted". | Florence Eshalomi, MP for Vauxhall Camberwell Green, said she was "very sad" to hear of the fatal shooting and described it as "a life wasted". |
| A police cordon and road closures remain in place following the third homicide in the capital of someone aged under 25 this year. | A police cordon and road closures remain in place following the third homicide in the capital of someone aged under 25 this year. |