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| A 16-year-old boy has been shot dead after being chased by youths on bicycles, police have said. | A 16-year-old boy has been shot dead after being chased by youths on bicycles, police have said. |
| Officers were called to reports of shots at the Stockwell Gardens Estate in Stockwell, south London, just after midnight. | |
| The teenager was found suffering gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. | The teenager was found suffering gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| The Met's Operation Trident team, which investigates gun crime in London's black community, is investigating. | The Met's Operation Trident team, which investigates gun crime in London's black community, is investigating. |
| Det Insp Geoff Whitehouse said: "Initial reports suggest that the victim was running away from a number of youths on bicycles prior to being shot. | Det Insp Geoff Whitehouse said: "Initial reports suggest that the victim was running away from a number of youths on bicycles prior to being shot. |
| A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on the boy's body at Greenwich mortuary on Thursday. | A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on the boy's body at Greenwich mortuary on Thursday. |
| No-one has been arrested but police believe they know who the victim was. | No-one has been arrested but police believe they know who the victim was. |