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Teenager shot dead in supermarket | Teenager shot dead in supermarket |
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A 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. | 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." |
Shot in neck | |
A man selling flowers close to the scene said his friend had witnessed the shooting. | |
He said five young men were seen running down the busy shopping street and raced to get inside the Costcutter shop, apparently trying to get away from someone. | |
The flower seller said one young man at the back of the group did not make it inside and appeared to be 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 would take place later. | |
Costcutter is closed and the area around it has been cordoned off by police. | |
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. |