Wood Green 'gunman fired weapon on housing estate' as Met name man charged over North London incident

An alleged gunman has been named and charged with firing an imitation weapon on a housing estate in North London. Treynae Salmon, 26, of Swasedale Road, Luton, has been charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, as well as possessing cannabis.

The charges come after an incident earlier this year, where a firearm was discharged in a housing estate on Commerce Road, Wood Green at around 8.30pm on June 21. There were no reported injuries, police say.

Mr Salmon will appear in custody at Highbury Magistrates' Court on Saturday (August 24) to face his charges. Met Police officers are still investigating the incident in the meantime.

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Police ask that anyone with information that may be useful contact them by calling 101 or via ‘X’, quoting the reference number CAD8234/21June.

In an unrelated incident, a gun was fired in South London on Friday evening (August 23), near Loughborough Junction train station. Shell casings were found at the scene after officer rushed to reports of gunshots in the area.

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