Harlesden shooting: First picture of man shot dead ‘with Uzi-style weapon’ in drive-by attack

Victim: The man in his 20s has been named locally as Oliver
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This is the first picture of a man shot dead in a north-west London street by a gunman armed with a suspected Uzi-style machine gun.

The victim in his late 20s, named locally as Oliver, was gunned down at close-range from a blacked-out hatchback in Harlesden just before 10pm on Wednesday night, witnesses said.

Floral tributes were today being placed at the scene on Church Road, near the junction with Conley Road. A note attached to one of them read: “Oliver you will be truly missed.”

Passers-by had tried to revive him before paramedics arrived at the scene and pronounced the young man dead from multiple gunshots to his chest and stomach.

Witness Vinod Patel, 48, who lives nearby, said: “I was relaxing watching TV when I heard about six shots like a machine gun.

Tributes: Flowers have been left at the scene of the shooting

“I went outside and saw people running towards him. He’d been shot in the chest and stomach but was still breathing.”

A man, who lives yards from the scene, said: “I heard the noise, it sounded like more than just one gunshot.

A police forensic team at the site of the shooting last night
Nigel Howard

“I flew downstairs the body was on the floor. The mother was here within 15 minutes. She was shouting ‘that’s my son’.

“She was crying and collapsed in the street.”

Another witness, aged 18, said: “I heard rapid shots. It sounded like a machine gun.

Shooting: The scene in Harlesden today
Jeremy Selwyn

“They shot him from point-blank range. They were going slowly at the time and then sped off down the street. The car had tinted windows so you couldn’t see inside.”

Scotland Yard said it was looking at “all lines of enquiry” after the shooting and has appealed for any witnesses to come forward.

Detective Inspector Andy George, who is leading the investigation, said: “This was a shocking murder with multiple shots fired from what is believed to be a high-powered weapon.

"My team are undertaking a number of active enquiries to trace the vehicle involved and its passengers. Forensic work at the scene is ongoing."

Anyone with information should contact police on 0208 358 0200 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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