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| Boxer shot over club smoking row | Boxer shot over club smoking row |
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| A former British heavyweight boxer was shot when he asked customers at a club to stop smoking. | A former British heavyweight boxer was shot when he asked customers at a club to stop smoking. |
| James Oyebola, 47, is critically ill in hospital after being shot in the head and leg at Chateau 6 in Fulham Road, in south-west London. | James Oyebola, 47, is critically ill in hospital after being shot in the head and leg at Chateau 6 in Fulham Road, in south-west London. |
| Three men were seen running away after the 6ft 9ins tall former fighter, from north-west London, was shot. | Three men were seen running away after the 6ft 9ins tall former fighter, from north-west London, was shot. |
| Police said Mr Oyebola was involved in an altercation about smoking before being shot in the rear garden area. | Police said Mr Oyebola was involved in an altercation about smoking before being shot in the rear garden area. |
| A search of the area was undertaken by police, including armed officers, following the shooting in the early hours of Monday. | A search of the area was undertaken by police, including armed officers, following the shooting in the early hours of Monday. |
| It is a horrible crime to happen anywhere but over nothing - an incident such as smoking - these people need to be caught DCI Scott Wilson | It is a horrible crime to happen anywhere but over nothing - an incident such as smoking - these people need to be caught DCI Scott Wilson |
| The shooting is being handled by detectives from Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in the black community. | The shooting is being handled by detectives from Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in the black community. |
| Det Ch Insp Scott Wilson said police believe the three black suspects, aged between 19 and 25, ran from the club in separate directions. | Det Ch Insp Scott Wilson said police believe the three black suspects, aged between 19 and 25, ran from the club in separate directions. |
| "The altercation takes place, someone pulled out a gun and shots are fired, I can imagine it was over in 20 seconds," DCI Wilson said. | "The altercation takes place, someone pulled out a gun and shots are fired, I can imagine it was over in 20 seconds," DCI Wilson said. |
| "It is a horrible crime to happen anywhere but over nothing - an incident such as smoking - these people need to be caught," he said. | "It is a horrible crime to happen anywhere but over nothing - an incident such as smoking - these people need to be caught," he said. |
| Mr Oyebola's former manager, Frank Maloney, described the boxer as a "gentle giant" and said he had done a lot of work in the community to get youngsters into boxing and sport. | Mr Oyebola's former manager, Frank Maloney, described the boxer as a "gentle giant" and said he had done a lot of work in the community to get youngsters into boxing and sport. |
| "I was absolutely devastated, struck dumb when I heard the news," he told BBC London. | "I was absolutely devastated, struck dumb when I heard the news," he told BBC London. |
| The British Boxing Board of Control paid tribute to the former heavyweight champion, turned manager. | |
| General secretary Simon Block said Mr Oyebola was "one of nature's gentlemen" and the shooting was a "cowardly and gutless attack". |