Two London men were left dead after a suspected gang-related gun battle broke out on the streets of a residential area.
“I am shocked and saddened by this incident. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of the two young men who tragically lost their lives. This incident will cause great concern throughout the local community and across London, “Chief Superintendent. Colin Wingrove of the Central South Command Unit for the Metropolitan Police said, according to Sky News.
Armed police responded to the Brixton district of South London Sunday evening just before 8 p.m. local time after the gunshots, the Sun reported.
Police said two cars were driving in the Railton Road area before one of the cars collided with the moped. The car also hit other cars parked on the street.
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A police officer speaks to residents in the morning after two men were killed in a double shooting on Railton Road, between Herne Hill and Brixton, on Oct. 31 2022, London. Debris was already strewn across the road after the Met police were called at around 7:50 p.m. GMT last night, after reports of a shootout between a car and a moped were heard by witnesses.
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The armed man then allegedly got out of the second car and chased the man driving the car involved, according to Sky News on Monday.
About a dozen gunshots were heard by witnesses, according to the BBC. The shooting has been described as a suspected “gang” incident by the British media.
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Police in forensic suits at the scene of Railton Road in Lambeth, where two men died after gunshots were heard on Sunday evening, South London, Monday 31 October. 2022.
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The man in the car involved in the accident was shot and died at the scene.
The man on the moped, who was reportedly a delivery driver during his last run that evening, also died at the scene. He was described as an “innocent bystander” who was caught up in the violence, the Sun reported.
“I have a teenage son. He came in at 1900 [7 p.m.] yesterday and I was thinking, ‘what if I could give him another hour to stay?,’ ” one local resident told the BBC.
“It makes me nervous, I have anxiety all the time. I don’t really want to leave him but at the same time you have to let them make their own decisions and be their own person.”
A LONDON MANAGER WAS SILENTLY DEAD WHEN HE LEFT THE STATION
A police officer speaks to residents in the morning after two men were killed in a double shooting on Railton Road, between Herne Hill and Brixton, on Oct. 31 2022, London. Debris was already strewn across the road after the Met police were called at around 7:50 p.m. GMT last night, after reports of a shootout between a car and a moped were heard by witnesses.
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Roads in the area are closed as police continue to investigate the incident.
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