A 14-year-old British-Nigerian, Eghosa Ogbebor, has been shot dead in the Woolwich area of London, with three teenagers arrested in connection with the incident.\n<\/p>\n
London Metropolitan Police confirmed the killing in a statement issued on Friday, noting that officers were alerted to the shooting at about 4 pm on Thursday.\n<\/p>\n
Police said medics who arrived at the scene made efforts to save the teenager, but he was pronounced dead.\n<\/p>\n
The statement read, \u201cAn investigation into a fatal shooting in Woolwich continues, and while a formal identification is yet to take place, the victim has been named as 14-year-old Eghosa Ogbebor.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficers were called to reports of a shooting at approximately 15:40 hours on Thursday, 2 April, on Lord Warwick Street. Despite the efforts of paramedics, a boy was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The statement noted that three suspects, aged 14, 16, and 18, were arrested in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo boys, aged 14 and 16, and an 18-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the incident. They remain in custody,\u201d it added.\n<\/p>\n
Reacting to the incident, the officer leading the investigation, Detective Chief Inspector Lucie Card, appealed for witnesses to come forward and assist the police. <\/p>\n
Card stated that police presence in the area has been increased while extending condolences to the late teenager\u2019s family.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cOur thoughts remain with Eghosa\u2019s family and loved ones; they are being supported by specially trained officers and have asked for privacy at this difficult time.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI know the concern this has caused within Woolwich and the wider community, particularly considering Eghosa\u2019s young age. We have an increased police presence in the area.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we have made three arrests, our investigation continues, and I would urge anyone with any information to come forward and speak to officers,\u201d the statement quoted Card as saying.\n<\/p>\n
Incidents involving teenagers killing one another are becoming increasingly concerning in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
PUNCH Online reported in January that the Met Police charged a 17-year-old in connection with a stabbing that led to the death of a Nigerian, John Onetufo, in the Lewisham area of London on New Year\u2019s Eve.\n<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old Onetufo was found with stab wounds to his chest following a distress call to the police.\n<\/p>\n
Paramedics who arrived at the scene were said to have tried their best to save him, but despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 14-year-old British-Nigerian, Eghosa Ogbebor, has been shot dead in the Woolwich area of London, with three teenagers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5938,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[3238,125,3239,554,3240,3241,5,3242,6,2785,3243],"class_list":{"0":"post-5937","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"tag-eghosa-ogbebor","9":"tag-gun-crime","10":"tag-london-shooting","11":"tag-metropolitan-police","12":"tag-nigerian-abroad","13":"tag-teen-violence","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-uk-crime","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-woolwich","18":"tag-youth-crime"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116346814645872491","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}