23/10/2007

London Shooting Victim Named

The man killed in a shooting on a south London street on Monday has been named as 35-year-old Gary Guthrie.

Mr Guthrie was shot in Streatham High Road around 5:20am yesterday. He was taken to hospital, but was later pronounced dead.

A second man was also injured in the same shooting. He was also taken to hospital, suffering from gunshot wounds, and remains in a serious condition in hospital.

Nine people are still being held by police in connection with the incident. According to reports, the people who took Mr Guthrie to hospital are among those being held by police.

Operation Trident, the Metropolitan Police's unit which investigates gun crime in the capital's black community, is investigating the shooting.

Police have appealed for anyone with any information to contact them on: 0208 733 4648.

(KMcA)


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