Scene of the shooting. Pic: Andrew Chang. Twitter,@achang4achange
A 25-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds and he died at the scene at 3:50 pm. The man is yet to be formally identified but police state that the individual’s next of kin have been informed.
A Met police spokesperson has confirmed that one man has been arrested in connection with the investigation and remains in custody at a south London police station.
No one else was injured during the incident.
In a statement, Detective Chief Inspector Richard Leonard said:“We are still in the early stages of the investigation and our enquiries into how the man came to be fatally injured continue. However, one hypothesis is that the man unintentionally discharged a firearm resulting in his fatal injury.”
A 56-year-old woman who lives nearby told Sky News that she was stuck inside the police cordon for three hours after the shooting. She told Sky reporters, “He came to shoot someone else, but he ended up shooting himself.”
Following the incident, Lewisham MP, Ellie Reeves, took to Twitter writing that she was, “Shocked and saddened to learn of the fatal shooting in Sydenham”. The Labour MP went on to say that, “Any loss of life is a tragedy but violent crime has no place in our society”.
Police have confirmed that the deceased from the shooting in Sydenham this week appears to have died from an accidental discharge from his own gun. Any loss of life is a tragedy but violent crime has no place in our society & our local communities will not tolerate gun crime.
— Ellie Reeves (@elliereeves) September 10, 2019
If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact The Met police on 101 quoting CAD 4860/8Sept or the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
