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Nine arrests after fatal shooting | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
Nine people have been arrested following a fatal shooting on a high street in the early hours. | |
An eyewitness told police that several shots were fired at about 0520 BST in the vicinity of Streatham High Road in Streatham, south-west London. | An eyewitness told police that several shots were fired at about 0520 BST in the vicinity of Streatham High Road in Streatham, south-west London. |
"Two or more vehicles were seen leaving the area," a police spokeswoman said. | |
Two men were taken to hospital with bullet wounds where one of them, aged 35, died. Nine people are being questioned by detectives. | |
Gun recovered | |
Police said they have identified the dead man, who was taken to Mayday Hospital in Croydon, and have contacted his relatives. | Police said they have identified the dead man, who was taken to Mayday Hospital in Croydon, and have contacted his relatives. |
The wounded man, aged in his 30s, remains in a serious condition in hospital. | |
A gun abandoned at the scene has been recovered by police and was undergoing analysis. | A gun abandoned at the scene has been recovered by police and was undergoing analysis. |
Det Ch Insp Steve Horsley said people leaving two nearby nightclubs may have seen the shooting. | |
Main thoroughfare | |
"There are two nightclubs in the vicinity of the ice rink and there could well have been people leaving them who may have seen something of the incident. | |
"It is a main thoroughfare in south London and it's possible there may have been people in the area - pedestrians, bus passengers or driving through, on their way to or from night work." | |
Streatham High Road has been closed in both directions between Gleneldon Road and the A214 while police carry out a search. | Streatham High Road has been closed in both directions between Gleneldon Road and the A214 while police carry out a search. |
The shooting is being investigated by Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in London's black communities. | The shooting is being investigated by Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in London's black communities. |