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Alexander Kareem murder: Police release CCTV of white Range Rover one-month after Shepherd's Bush shooting

Met Police
Met Police

Police have released CCTV footage of a white Range Rover linked to the murder of Alexander Kareem in west London.

The 20-year-old was shot dead in Shepherd's Bush on June 8 at 12.40am.

Officers and the London Ambulance Service were dispatched to Askew Road, but Mr Kareem was pronounced dead at the scene.

A post mortem examination gave the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest and abdomen. A £10,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest of the culprit.

The footage shows the vehicle driving away from the scene two minutes after the shooting at 12.40am on Monday, June 8 (Met Police)
The footage shows the vehicle driving away from the scene two minutes after the shooting at 12.40am on Monday, June 8 (Met Police)

The CCTV shows a white Range Rover Evoque driving away from the scene two minutes after the shooting.

It passed Turnham Green Tube station, before making its way down Chiswick High Road and turning on to Heathfield Terrace.

Police believe Alexander Kareem was shot after being mistaken for a different person  (Met Police)
Police believe Alexander Kareem was shot after being mistaken for a different person (Met Police)

The vehicle was later found burnt out on Ascott Avenue, 25 minutes after the first call to police.

Officers are keen to speak to anyone who may recognise the vehicle or know who was driving it, before, or after, the attack.

Alexander Kareem died at the scene in Shepard's Bush (Met Police)
Alexander Kareem died at the scene in Shepard's Bush (Met Police)

Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley, Specialist Crime, said: “Today marks a month since Alexander was tragically shot, in what we now believe to be a case of mistaken identity.

"The month has seen officers working round the clock to locate those who have committed this horrendous crime.

"Officers have been analysing hours of CCTV from across London, and we hope these clips will help those who may have been in the area or seen this vehicle before to come forward with what they know.

"Alexander’s family continue to be in our thoughts and we are determined to help them get justice.”

Anyone with information should call 101, tweet @MetCC or contact Crimestoppers anonymously quoting CAD224/08June.

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Pictured: man, 20, shot dead on way home from shop in west London