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| Police quiz four over East Dulwich shooting | Police quiz four over East Dulwich shooting |
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| Police are questioning four men after a man was killed and a teenager was wounded in a shooting in London. | |
| Detectives are trying to establish whether the victims had been to a funeral at nearby Camberwell Old Cemetery, in East Dulwich. | Detectives are trying to establish whether the victims had been to a funeral at nearby Camberwell Old Cemetery, in East Dulwich. |
| A 21-year-old man was confirmed dead, while a second male, thought to be in his late teens, was taken to hospital with a bullet wound to the ankle. | |
| He was in a stable, non life-threatening condition. | |
| Police said they were called to reports of a shooting at the junction of Forest Hill Road and Rockells Place. | Police said they were called to reports of a shooting at the junction of Forest Hill Road and Rockells Place. |
| Officers have been scouring bins and skips and beneath parked cars in Therapia Road for evidence. | Officers have been scouring bins and skips and beneath parked cars in Therapia Road for evidence. |
| 'People running away' | 'People running away' |
| Three suspects were arrested shortly after the shooting with police detaining a fourth man later in the evening. | |
| The shooting happened while the funeral of 17-year-old car crash victim Joel James Lee Morgan - also known as Jozey - was taking place. | The shooting happened while the funeral of 17-year-old car crash victim Joel James Lee Morgan - also known as Jozey - was taking place. |
| One mourner, who did not wish to be named, said he did not think the shooting was linked to the funeral. | One mourner, who did not wish to be named, said he did not think the shooting was linked to the funeral. |
| A female mourner said: "People didn't know whether the noise was fireworks or not. | A female mourner said: "People didn't know whether the noise was fireworks or not. |
| "We saw people on the other side of the fence running away. | "We saw people on the other side of the fence running away. |
| "People close to the grave continued to put dirt into the ground because they couldn't really hear anything - the crowd was so thick. | "People close to the grave continued to put dirt into the ground because they couldn't really hear anything - the crowd was so thick. |
| "I think there were between three and six shots." | "I think there were between three and six shots." |
| She said about 500 people had attended the funeral. | She said about 500 people had attended the funeral. |
| 'Three gunshots' | 'Three gunshots' |
| Ian Moss, 56, owner of The Rose pub in Forest Hill Road, heard the shots from his office. He said: "I thought it was fireworks, but it turned out to be three gunshots." | Ian Moss, 56, owner of The Rose pub in Forest Hill Road, heard the shots from his office. He said: "I thought it was fireworks, but it turned out to be three gunshots." |
| He said he went outside and saw a man lying in the street, being treated by paramedics. | He said he went outside and saw a man lying in the street, being treated by paramedics. |
| "People were just leaving the funeral. There were a lot of people in the street, maybe 50 to 100." | "People were just leaving the funeral. There were a lot of people in the street, maybe 50 to 100." |
| Mr Moss believed the second shooting took place in the nearby Honor Oak area soon after the first incident. | Mr Moss believed the second shooting took place in the nearby Honor Oak area soon after the first incident. |
| Police said detectives from Operation Trident were working with borough officers to identify the perpetrators. | |
| Commander David Zinzan, who is responsible for policing in south-east London, said extra officers had been drafted into the area to reassure the public. | |
| "Our priority is to bring to justice those responsible for this horrific shooting and to prevent any further incidents from occurring over the coming days," he said. | |
| Commander Zinzan added that a significant number of witnesses had come forward. |