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Man killed in Tulse Hill housing estate shooting Teenager killed in Tulse Hill housing estate shooting
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A young man has been killed in a shooting in south London. An 18-year-old 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 bullet wounds outside a block of flats in Tulse Hill. He died at the scene. He was found with bullet wounds outside a block of flats in Tulse Hill estate, Tulse Hill. The teenager, who is yet to be named, 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. Witnesses told officers they heard several shots and reported a car speeding away. Officers are inquiring whether it was gang-related.
The victim is the third man to be killed in south London over the past 14 days. No-one has been arrested.
'Suspicious vehicle'
The victim is the third man to be killed in south London over the past 14 days and the seventh teenager to be killed since the beginning of this year.
The Metropolitan Police's Operation Trident unit, which investigates gun crime in London's black communities, is investigating the incident.
Det Ch Insp Gordon Allison said: "We would urge anyone who may have seen or heard anything between the hours of 2130 and 2300, or seen a suspicious vehicle in the area at the time of this murder, to contact us and assist us in this investigation."
Chuka Umunna, the Labour MP for Streatham, said: "My condolences go out to his family and friends.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." "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. A man, who told the BBC he knew the victim, said the teenager had been living on the estate for at least 10 years.
Another man, who moved to the area in the last two months, said he saw a police vehicle patrolling the estate on Monday before the incident.
The Met said it was common for police to patrol large estates.