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| Stockwell: Police hunt for suspects after boy, 16, shot dead | Stockwell: Police hunt for suspects after boy, 16, shot dead |
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| A police cordon remains in place | A police cordon remains in place |
| A 16-year-old boy was shot dead by a man dressed as a food delivery driver on a moped, an eyewitness to the killing in south London has told the BBC. | |
| The teenager died on Paradise Road, near Stockwell Tube station, on Tuesday at about 14:30 GMT, the Met Police said, calling it an "enormously shocking incident". | |
| Speaking to BBC London, the eyewitness said two boys came down the stairs at a block of flats when the moped driver took out a gun and shot the teenager. The other boy ran away, and the driver sped off, they added. | |
| Police said inquiries were still ongoing, no arrests have been made. | |
| The eyewitness added the teenager who died was well known in the area and was involved in gangs. | The eyewitness added the teenager who died was well known in the area and was involved in gangs. |
| The shooting took place near a primary school where children were in the playground | |
| Those living in the area have been shocked by the incident. | Those living in the area have been shocked by the incident. |
| Patricia, who has lived in Stockwell for 21 years, said: "The situation is really bad now. I don't go out anymore. In the night, I don't feel safe. | Patricia, who has lived in Stockwell for 21 years, said: "The situation is really bad now. I don't go out anymore. In the night, I don't feel safe. |
| "I feel so bad for the boy. It's too much for me." | "I feel so bad for the boy. It's too much for me." |
| 'It feels unsafe' | |
| Sandra, who also lives nearby, told BBC London on Wednesday: "It's very sad; we know the family. The dad is very well known round here, who brought up our kids in youth clubs. | Sandra, who also lives nearby, told BBC London on Wednesday: "It's very sad; we know the family. The dad is very well known round here, who brought up our kids in youth clubs. |
| "It is awful, really sad, and really horrible." | "It is awful, really sad, and really horrible." |
| Roisin and Niamh said: "It feels quite unsafe; we are five girls living in a flat, and to have that on your doorstep is scary." | Roisin and Niamh said: "It feels quite unsafe; we are five girls living in a flat, and to have that on your doorstep is scary." |
| They added: "We're very upset for the whole community, and it's a big shock to the system arriving home from work and having to sign in and out to get into your flat, with police constant over the last 24 hours." | They added: "We're very upset for the whole community, and it's a big shock to the system arriving home from work and having to sign in and out to get into your flat, with police constant over the last 24 hours." |
| The local MP says the community will never get over this shock | |
| Florence Eshalomi, Labour (Co-op) MP for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green, told BBC London she wanted people to feel safe within their community. | |
| "Stockwell is a vibrant, diverse, close-knit community. We are going to make sure that there is a visible police presence to reassure people," she said. | "Stockwell is a vibrant, diverse, close-knit community. We are going to make sure that there is a visible police presence to reassure people," she said. |
| 'Sad wasted life' | |
| The MP added: "We will not tolerate this level of violence in Stockwell, Vauxhall or Camberwell Green, or anywhere across London. | The MP added: "We will not tolerate this level of violence in Stockwell, Vauxhall or Camberwell Green, or anywhere across London. |
| "This is a sad, wasted life; this boy could have had so much potential. His future has been robbed. | "This is a sad, wasted life; this boy could have had so much potential. His future has been robbed. |
| "The family and community will continue to grieve; you can never get over this shock." | "The family and community will continue to grieve; you can never get over this shock." |
| Councillor Dr Mahamed Hashi, Lambeth's Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, said: "We are shocked at this tragic violence in our borough in which a teenager has so cruelly been taken from us. | Councillor Dr Mahamed Hashi, Lambeth's Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, said: "We are shocked at this tragic violence in our borough in which a teenager has so cruelly been taken from us. |
| "As a council, we are committed to making Lambeth one of the safest boroughs in London and are working incredibly hard to play our role in ensuring the kind of violence that has so sadly claimed this young person's life ends, and that all our young people have a secure future here." | "As a council, we are committed to making Lambeth one of the safest boroughs in London and are working incredibly hard to play our role in ensuring the kind of violence that has so sadly claimed this young person's life ends, and that all our young people have a secure future here." |
| The incident happened near Stockwell Tube station on Tuesday afternoon | |
| The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, said: "This abhorrent violence has absolutely no place in our city." | The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, said: "This abhorrent violence has absolutely no place in our city." |
| Sir Sadiq added: "My thoughts are with the family, friends and wider community in Stockwell." | Sir Sadiq added: "My thoughts are with the family, friends and wider community in Stockwell." |
| On Tuesday, Supt Gabriel Cameron said: "Our thoughts are with the young boy's family at this devastating time." | On Tuesday, 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." |
| 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. |
| London homicides | |
| Sonja Jessup, BBC London home affairs correspondent, said it's very rare for teenagers to be killed in shootings in London, most homicides involving young victims involved knife crime. | |
| Of the 11 young people who lost their lives to violence in the capital last year, 10 were fatally stabbed, and one teenager, 15-year-old Rene Graham, was shot dead in Ladbroke Grove in July last year. | |
| There have also been incidents where young children have been injured in shootings. | |
| In November, an eight-year-old girl was seriously injured, along with her father, as they sat inside a car in Ladbroke Grove with her mother and two-year-old sibling. | |
| In May, a nine-year-old girl was left with life-changing injuries after she was shot as she ate dinner with her family at a restaurant on Kingsland High Street in Dalston. | |
| The fatal shooting of the 16-year-old boy in Stockwell will have caused huge concern in the community, and police will be trying to provide reassurance and, at the same time, persuade people to come forward with information to help them find the killer. | |
| This is often challenging, particularly when communities live in fear of gangs or organised crime, or where some may not trust the police. | |
| Additional reporting by Gem O'Reilly and Barry Caffrey | Additional reporting by Gem O'Reilly and Barry Caffrey |
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