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Man killed on housing estate in Tulse Hill shooting | |
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A young man has been killed in a shooting in south London. | A young man has been killed in a shooting in south London. |
The victim, thought to be in his late teens or early 20s, was found with gunshot wounds outside a block of flats in Tulse Hill. He died at the scene. | The victim, thought to be in his late teens or early 20s, was found with gunshot wounds outside a block of flats in Tulse Hill. He died at the scene. |
Police said they were alerted to reports of shots being fired outside Purser House at 2300 BST on Monday. | Police said they were alerted to reports of shots being fired outside Purser House at 2300 BST on Monday. |
Witnesses said they had heard four gun shots before hearing a car speeding away. Officers are looking into whether the killing was gang-related. | |
The victim is the third man to be killed in south London over the past 14 days. | |
Chuka Umunna, the Labour MP for Streatham, said: "My condolences go out to his family and friends. | |
"This will have rocked them, and the wider community on the estate, to the core." | |
The Metropolitan Police's Operation Trident unit, which investigates gun crime in London's black communities, has been informed. | The Metropolitan Police's Operation Trident unit, which investigates gun crime in London's black communities, has been informed. |