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Police say a church-going teenager shot dead in his bed may not have been the intended target of two gunmen who forced their way into his home.Police say a church-going teenager shot dead in his bed may not have been the intended target of two gunmen who forced their way into his home.
The 15-year-old was murdered in Diamond Street in Peckham, south-east London, just after midnight on Tuesday. Michael Dosunmu was murdered in Diamond Street, Peckham, south-east London, just after midnight on Tuesday.
Police said they were sure the house was targeted, but they were investigating whether the victim was killed in a case of mistaken identity. Police said they were sure the house was targeted, but were investigating whether the 15-year-old was killed in a case of mistaken identity.
His death marked the third murder incident in Peckham since the weekend.His death marked the third murder incident in Peckham since the weekend.
A man was fatally stabbed on Saturday and another was shot dead on Sunday.A man was fatally stabbed on Saturday and another was shot dead on Sunday.
In Tuesday's incident the 15-year-old boy's older sister was in the house at the time. She gave him first aid and he was able to speak a few words to her. In Tuesday's incident Michael's older sister was in the house at the time. She gave him first aid and he was able to speak a few words to her.
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But the boy, who celebrated his 15th birthday on Sunday, died less than an hour later in hospital. He died less than an hour later in hospital, days after celebrating his 15th birthday.
Police hope to name him later after his next of kin have been informed.
He was a regular at the Celestial Church of Christ, in nearby Bird In Bush Road, and attended St Michael's Secondary School, in Bermondsey.He was a regular at the Celestial Church of Christ, in nearby Bird In Bush Road, and attended St Michael's Secondary School, in Bermondsey.
Ch Supt Malcolm Tillyer said: "Michael was an innocent boy who has been killed in cruel and tragic circumstances and my heart goes out to his family."
He also said that this type of crime was down to a very small minority and that the majority of the community was hard working and law abiding.
The boy was not known to police before this incident Det Supt Gary RichardsonThe boy was not known to police before this incident Det Supt Gary Richardson
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At this stage we believe the house in Diamond Road was targeted specifically by the gunmen but we are investigating whether or not the victim was the intended target."A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At this stage we believe the house in Diamond Road was targeted specifically by the gunmen but we are investigating whether or not the victim was the intended target."
Officers from Scotland Yard's Operation Trident team, which investigates gun crime in London's Afro-Caribbean communities, have not found any link between the boy and local gangs.Officers from Scotland Yard's Operation Trident team, which investigates gun crime in London's Afro-Caribbean communities, have not found any link between the boy and local gangs.
Det Supt Gary Richardson, from Trident, said: "The boy was not known to police before this incident and we are not linking this to gangs or any other incidents which have occurred in the past few days.Det Supt Gary Richardson, from Trident, said: "The boy was not known to police before this incident and we are not linking this to gangs or any other incidents which have occurred in the past few days.
Forensic scientists are examining the areaForensic scientists are examining the area
"This does not appear to have been a botched burglary. I believe these premises were specifically targeted.""This does not appear to have been a botched burglary. I believe these premises were specifically targeted."
South London has been hit by a spate of killings since the weekend.South London has been hit by a spate of killings since the weekend.
On Saturday, a 21-year-old man was stabbed to death in Southampton Way, yards from the latest incident. A man has been charged with murder.On Saturday, a 21-year-old man was stabbed to death in Southampton Way, yards from the latest incident. A man has been charged with murder.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, a man in his 40s was shot dead and another injured at a flat less than a mile from Diamond Road in Flamborough House, Clayton Road.In the early hours of Sunday morning, a man in his 40s was shot dead and another injured at a flat less than a mile from Diamond Road in Flamborough House, Clayton Road.
Another teenage boy, 16-year-old James Andre Smarrt-Ford, was shot dead at Streatham Ice Rink on Saturday night.Another teenage boy, 16-year-old James Andre Smarrt-Ford, was shot dead at Streatham Ice Rink on Saturday night.