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| Man fatally stabbed in the neck | |
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| A man who died following a knife attack outside a club in Brixton, south London, was stabbed in the neck. | |
| Lucan Alistair Gordon, 23, of West Norwood area, south London, was found close to the Domino Club on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton on Friday night. | |
| Mr Gordon was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. He died from a stab wound to the neck, police said. | |
| Police believe he was with friends outside the club when he was attacked by another man. | |
| No arrests have been made over the killing. | |
| Det Ch Insp Garwood said: "We are in the early stages of this investigation and are pursuing all avenues of information." | Det Ch Insp Garwood said: "We are in the early stages of this investigation and are pursuing all avenues of information." |
| He wasn't a person who would get into trouble. It is a massive shock Sasha Sinclair, friend | He wasn't a person who would get into trouble. It is a massive shock Sasha Sinclair, friend |
| Mr Gordon is believed to have come to the UK with his family from Jamaica eight years ago. | Mr Gordon is believed to have come to the UK with his family from Jamaica eight years ago. |
| Mr Gordon's cousin Dwayne Parch, 20, said: "He was stabbed from behind while standing by the wall. He was stabbed in the left side of the neck." | Mr Gordon's cousin Dwayne Parch, 20, said: "He was stabbed from behind while standing by the wall. He was stabbed in the left side of the neck." |
| Friend Sasha Sinclair, 21, said: "He wasn't a person who would get into trouble. | Friend Sasha Sinclair, 21, said: "He wasn't a person who would get into trouble. |
| "It is a massive shock, he was like family to me." | "It is a massive shock, he was like family to me." |
| James Gouldburne, 43, a parking attendant, said: "I have known his father from when we were both in the army in Jamaica together 25 years ago. Lucan's family moved here eight years ago. | James Gouldburne, 43, a parking attendant, said: "I have known his father from when we were both in the army in Jamaica together 25 years ago. Lucan's family moved here eight years ago. |
| "He was studying for his theory driving test because he wanted to be a driver." | "He was studying for his theory driving test because he wanted to be a driver." |
| 'Soaked in blood' | 'Soaked in blood' |
| Lizzy Okyere, 25, who lives in a flat next to the club, said: "I looked through a gap in my fence and saw a young man lying down. | Lizzy Okyere, 25, who lives in a flat next to the club, said: "I looked through a gap in my fence and saw a young man lying down. |
| "He was wearing white trainers and was soaked in blood. | "He was wearing white trainers and was soaked in blood. |
| "They were trying to resuscitate him but he wasn't moving. | "They were trying to resuscitate him but he wasn't moving. |
| "He was lying there on his own because the police had moved everyone inside," she said. | "He was lying there on his own because the police had moved everyone inside," she said. |
| In an unrelated incident, gunshots were heard in the area of Clerkenwell Road and St John's Square in Farringdon, central London on Friday evening. | In an unrelated incident, gunshots were heard in the area of Clerkenwell Road and St John's Square in Farringdon, central London on Friday evening. |
| A man in his 20s with gunshot wounds to the leg went to a south London police station later that evening. | A man in his 20s with gunshot wounds to the leg went to a south London police station later that evening. |
| No-one has been arrested over the incident. | No-one has been arrested over the incident. |