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| Teenager shot dead in supermarket | Teenager shot dead in supermarket |
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| An youth has been shot dead in a supermarket in south-east London. | An youth has been shot dead in a supermarket in south-east London. |
| The 18-year-old was shot at the Costcutter store on Camberwell Road, Walworth, on Wednesday and pronounced dead at the scene at 2225 BST. | The 18-year-old was shot at the Costcutter store on Camberwell Road, Walworth, on Wednesday and pronounced dead at the scene at 2225 BST. |
| Several people were seen to leave the area on mopeds immediately after the attack. | Several people were seen to leave the area on mopeds immediately after the attack. |
| A 19-year-old man has been arrested and is being questioned at a south London police station. Officers from Operation Trident are investigating. | A 19-year-old man has been arrested and is being questioned at a south London police station. Officers from Operation Trident are investigating. |
| The 18-year-old is the 22nd teenager to die in a shooting or stabbing incident this year. | |
| Police were called to the shop at 2141 BST after an emergency call saying a man had been shot. | Police were called to the shop at 2141 BST after an emergency call saying a man had been shot. |
| A police spokeswoman said: "At this early stage it appears the victim went into the shop and was then shot by a suspect." | A police spokeswoman said: "At this early stage it appears the victim went into the shop and was then shot by a suspect." |
| A man selling flowers close to the scene said his friend witnessed the shooting last night. | |
| The man, aged in his 40s, said five young men were seen running down the busy shopping street and raced to get inside the Costcutter shop, apparently in a bid to escape someone, his friend said. | |
| The flower seller said that one young black man at the back of the group did not manage to make it inside the shop. | |
| He said his friend said the man was then shot in the back of the neck. | |
| Police said the victim, who is black, has not yet been formally identified and that a post-mortem examination will take place later. | |
| Costcutter is closed and the area around it has been cordoned off while police guard the scene. | Costcutter is closed and the area around it has been cordoned off while police guard the scene. |
| One of the shop windows has been shattered and tarpaulin has been hung from the shop front to cover the ground. | One of the shop windows has been shattered and tarpaulin has been hung from the shop front to cover the ground. |
| Police said access to the adjacent buildings, Allied Carpets and an NHS clinic, would be restricted while the cordon remained. | Police said access to the adjacent buildings, Allied Carpets and an NHS clinic, would be restricted while the cordon remained. |
| Operation Trident tackles gun crime in London's black community. | Operation Trident tackles gun crime in London's black community. |