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Turnpike Lane shooting: victim was targeted in his car, say police | Turnpike Lane shooting: victim was targeted in his car, say police |
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A man shot dead near a London underground station was blasted by at least one gunman as he sat in a car, police have said. | |
Between six and eight shots were fired into the vehicle after two men approached from the rear before fleeing the scene. | Between six and eight shots were fired into the vehicle after two men approached from the rear before fleeing the scene. |
The victim, believed to be about 32, got out of the car and collapsed on the pavement near Turnpike Lane tube station on the Piccadilly line in north London. | The victim, believed to be about 32, got out of the car and collapsed on the pavement near Turnpike Lane tube station on the Piccadilly line in north London. |
Officers launched a murder investigation on Thursday as witness reports suggested the weapon used was a handgun. | Officers launched a murder investigation on Thursday as witness reports suggested the weapon used was a handgun. |
A member of staff at the nearby Elizabeth Ross Hair and Beauty salon said the victim, who has yet to be formally identified, was a Turkish man. | A member of staff at the nearby Elizabeth Ross Hair and Beauty salon said the victim, who has yet to be formally identified, was a Turkish man. |
The employee, who declined to give her name, said she emerged from the shop to see a woman crying and a large police presence. | The employee, who declined to give her name, said she emerged from the shop to see a woman crying and a large police presence. |
Staff at other local businesses reported hearing three gunshots and seeing the man's body lying on the ground near the bus station. | Staff at other local businesses reported hearing three gunshots and seeing the man's body lying on the ground near the bus station. |
Officers were called to reports of a shooting at around 3.30pm on Wednesday. | |
A spokesman said: "At this early stage is it believed the victim was sitting in a car in Langham Road, N15, when two men approached the rear of the car and fired between six and eight shots. | A spokesman said: "At this early stage is it believed the victim was sitting in a car in Langham Road, N15, when two men approached the rear of the car and fired between six and eight shots. |
"The two men then made off from the scene on foot. The victim got out of the car before collapsing on the pavement. | "The two men then made off from the scene on foot. The victim got out of the car before collapsing on the pavement. |
"Initial witness reports suggest the weapon used was a handgun." | "Initial witness reports suggest the weapon used was a handgun." |
London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance were both called to the scene, where they found the man suffering gunshot wounds. | London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance were both called to the scene, where they found the man suffering gunshot wounds. |
He was pronounced dead soon afterwards. | He was pronounced dead soon afterwards. |
A postmortem examination will take place at Haringey mortuary on Friday. | A postmortem examination will take place at Haringey mortuary on Friday. |
The incident is understood to be the second fatal shooting in the capital this year, after a New Year's Eve reveller was shot dead during the early hours of his 22nd birthday. | The incident is understood to be the second fatal shooting in the capital this year, after a New Year's Eve reveller was shot dead during the early hours of his 22nd birthday. |
Aaron McKoy was gunned down in Portpool Lane, Clerkenwell, central London, following a disturbance at the Clerkenwell House wine bar at around 4am on 1 January. | |
He had been involved in an altercation at the bar shortly before his murder, Scotland Yard said. | |
Detective Chief Inspector Kenny McDonald, from the Trident shootings team, appealed for anyone with information relating to the latest killing to come forward. | Detective Chief Inspector Kenny McDonald, from the Trident shootings team, appealed for anyone with information relating to the latest killing to come forward. |
"This incident took place outside Turnpike Lane underground station during a busy period of the day," he said. | "This incident took place outside Turnpike Lane underground station during a busy period of the day," he said. |
"I would appeal to anyone who witnessed this incident, or has seen anything in the build-up to this incident, to contact my team. | "I would appeal to anyone who witnessed this incident, or has seen anything in the build-up to this incident, to contact my team. |
"You may hold vital information that could assist the investigation." | "You may hold vital information that could assist the investigation." |
There have been no arrests. | There have been no arrests. |
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