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| Teenage boy shot dead in bedroom | Teenage boy shot dead in bedroom |
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| A teenage boy was shot dead in his bedroom after two men forced their way into his home in south-east London. | A teenage boy was shot dead in his bedroom after two men forced their way into his home in south-east London. |
| The 15-year-old victim was shot as he lay in bed at his home in Diamond Street, Peckham, just after midnight. | The 15-year-old victim was shot as he lay in bed at his home in Diamond Street, Peckham, just after midnight. |
| His sister, who was also in the house, tried to save him but he died later at King's College Hospital. | His sister, who was also in the house, tried to save him but he died later at King's College Hospital. |
| Police are trying to trace the teenager's next of kin before identifying him. A post-mortem examination is due to take place. | Police are trying to trace the teenager's next of kin before identifying him. A post-mortem examination is due to take place. |
| Officers from Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in London's Afro-Caribbean community, are investigating the death. | Officers from Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in London's Afro-Caribbean community, are investigating the death. |
| Distressed sister | Distressed sister |
| The suspects are believed to be two men in their late teens or early 20s seen running along nearby Chandler Way. | The suspects are believed to be two men in their late teens or early 20s seen running along nearby Chandler Way. |
| Police were unable to give further descriptions. | Police were unable to give further descriptions. |
| "This does not appear to have been a botched burglary," said Det Supt Gary Richardson who is leading the investigation. "I believe these premises were specifically targeted." | "This does not appear to have been a botched burglary," said Det Supt Gary Richardson who is leading the investigation. "I believe these premises were specifically targeted." |
| "It is now our job to find out why and exactly who is connected to the house and who the suspects believed they would find inside." | "It is now our job to find out why and exactly who is connected to the house and who the suspects believed they would find inside." |
| The victim's sister administered first aid before ambulance crews attended the scene. | The victim's sister administered first aid before ambulance crews attended the scene. |
| "We are talking to the sister, but she is understandably very distressed," said Det Supt Richardson. "However we will continue to speak to her to try and find out more detail as to exactly what has happened." | "We are talking to the sister, but she is understandably very distressed," said Det Supt Richardson. "However we will continue to speak to her to try and find out more detail as to exactly what has happened." |
| Stabbed to death | |
| The shooting follows two other murders in the area over the weekend. | The shooting follows two other murders in the area over the weekend. |
| On Saturday, a 21-year-old man was stabbed to death in the adjacent road to Diamond Street, Southampton Way. | On Saturday, a 21-year-old man was stabbed to death in the adjacent road to Diamond Street, Southampton Way. |
| In the early hours of Sunday a man in his 40s was shot dead and another injured at a flat less than a mile away in Flamborough House, Clayton Road. | In the early hours of Sunday a man in his 40s was shot dead and another injured at a flat less than a mile away in Flamborough House, Clayton Road. |
| But police said they were not linking the incidents. | But police said they were not linking the incidents. |