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| Machine-gun used to kill teenager | |
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| A teenager murdered in his bedroom was shot dead with a machine-gun. | |
| Michael Dosunmu, 15, was murdered by two gunmen in his home in Peckham, south-east London, on 6 February. | Michael Dosunmu, 15, was murdered by two gunmen in his home in Peckham, south-east London, on 6 February. |
| He died of multiple gunshot wounds and detectives have now identified the weapon that killed him as a Mac 10 machine-gun. | |
| The revelation comes as his sister spoke to Crimewatch of how she desperately tried to resuscitate him before he died later in hospital. | The revelation comes as his sister spoke to Crimewatch of how she desperately tried to resuscitate him before he died later in hospital. |
| Police believe the shooting of Michael, who had turned 15 two days earlier, may have been a case of mistaken identity, linked to a fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old in an adjacent road three days before. | Police believe the shooting of Michael, who had turned 15 two days earlier, may have been a case of mistaken identity, linked to a fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old in an adjacent road three days before. |
| I said, 'Michael you can't leave me like this... Michael, Michael, Michael - wake up, wake, wake up', but he didn't respond Shakira Dosunmu | I said, 'Michael you can't leave me like this... Michael, Michael, Michael - wake up, wake, wake up', but he didn't respond Shakira Dosunmu |
| Speaking about how she tried to resuscitate her brother, Shakira told BBC One's Crimewatch: "I did CPR for him, I did it for the 15 times I put air in his mouth - nothing. I did it again - I was just screaming. | Speaking about how she tried to resuscitate her brother, Shakira told BBC One's Crimewatch: "I did CPR for him, I did it for the 15 times I put air in his mouth - nothing. I did it again - I was just screaming. |
| "I said, 'Michael you can't leave me like this. Michael, Michael, Michael - wake up, wake, wake up', but he didn't respond." | "I said, 'Michael you can't leave me like this. Michael, Michael, Michael - wake up, wake, wake up', but he didn't respond." |
| His father, Rasak, said his wife was visiting Nigeria when the shooting took place and he did not tell her Michael was dead until she returned. | His father, Rasak, said his wife was visiting Nigeria when the shooting took place and he did not tell her Michael was dead until she returned. |
| He added: "What goes around will turn around one day. It might be Michael today. It might be their own family tomorrow." | He added: "What goes around will turn around one day. It might be Michael today. It might be their own family tomorrow." |
| 'Peace-loving boy' | 'Peace-loving boy' |
| Michael's family described him as a "peace-loving boy", a regular churchgoer who was honest and not involved in any local gangs. | Michael's family described him as a "peace-loving boy", a regular churchgoer who was honest and not involved in any local gangs. |
| Michael was one of three south London teenagers shot dead in less than a fortnight in February. | Michael was one of three south London teenagers shot dead in less than a fortnight in February. |
| James Andre Smartt-Ford, 16, of New Malden, south-west London, died after he was shot in front of hundreds of people at an ice rink in Streatham, south London. | James Andre Smartt-Ford, 16, of New Malden, south-west London, died after he was shot in front of hundreds of people at an ice rink in Streatham, south London. |
| A few days later Billy Cox, 15, was shot dead at his home near Clapham North Tube Station in south west London. | A few days later Billy Cox, 15, was shot dead at his home near Clapham North Tube Station in south west London. |
| Five people - two men and three youths - have been arrested over Michael's murder and released on bail. | Five people - two men and three youths - have been arrested over Michael's murder and released on bail. |
| Crimewatch is on BBC One at 9pm. | Crimewatch is on BBC One at 9pm. |