Teen Shot Dead In South London Is Named

An 18-year-old shot dead in south London in an apparent gangland attack has been named by sources as Nana Darko-Frempong.

The teenager was gunned down near Purser House in Tulse Hill, at around 11pm on Monday night.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Officers attended and found a male, aged approximately late teens or early 20s, suffering suspected gunshot wounds.

"He was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of kin are being informed."

Witnesses told police they heard four shots being fired, before a car sped away.

Detectives are now trying to establish whether the incident was a gangland hit - it was the third killing in south London in the last fortnight.

Alper Pasha, 43, from Bermondsey, died in hospital after being attacked outside a KFC fast food outlet in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, on May 26.

Five days later on May 31 Sadiq Adebiyi, 25, was shot dead outside the Stockwell Gardens estate.

The latest victim is thought be the seventh teenager killed in the capital this year.

Chuka Umunna, the Labour MP for Streatham, said he has been in "close contact" with police over the incident.

"My condolences go out to his family and friends. This will have rocked them, and the wider community on the estate, to the core," Mr Umunna said.