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| Police link two Peckham killings | |
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| Detectives investigating the murder of a teenager shot dead in his bedroom said they have "established a link" with a fatal stabbing at the weekend. | Detectives investigating the murder of a teenager shot dead in his bedroom said they have "established a link" with a fatal stabbing at the weekend. |
| Michael Dosunmu, 15, was murdered by two gunmen in Diamond Street, Peckham, south-east London, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. | Michael Dosunmu, 15, was murdered by two gunmen in Diamond Street, Peckham, south-east London, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. |
| It is being linked to the death of a 21-year-old on Saturday in Southampton Way, yards from Michael's home. | |
| Police say the church-going teenager may not have been the intended target. | Police say the church-going teenager may not have been the intended target. |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We can confirm we have established a link between the fatal shooting of Michael Dosunmu on Tuesday 6 February in Peckham and the fatal stabbing of the 21-year-old man on 3 February." | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We can confirm we have established a link between the fatal shooting of Michael Dosunmu on Tuesday 6 February in Peckham and the fatal stabbing of the 21-year-old man on 3 February." |
| Officers said they were sure his house was specifically targeted, but were investigating whether the 15-year-old was killed in a case of mistaken identity. | Officers said they were sure his house was specifically targeted, but were investigating whether the 15-year-old was killed in a case of mistaken identity. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The boy was not known to police before this incident Det Supt Gary Richardson | The boy was not known to police before this incident Det Supt Gary Richardson |
| He died less than an hour later in hospital, days after celebrating his 15th birthday. | He died less than an hour later in hospital, days after celebrating his 15th birthday. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| "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." |
| Orando Madden, 23, of Wodehouse Avenue, Peckham, has been charged with the murder of the 21-year-old fatally stabbed on Saturday. | Orando Madden, 23, of Wodehouse Avenue, Peckham, has been charged with the murder of the 21-year-old fatally stabbed on Saturday. |