Chased teen shot in the neck

Updated 11.31 Fri Jul 27 2007

Keywords: Stockwell, gang, shot, Teenager

A 16-year-old boy who was chased and gunned down by a gang on bikes died of a single gunshot to the neck.

Between five and seven youths are being hunted over the attack in which two firearms may have been used. They were wearing bandanas, leading to suspicions that the shooting was gang-related.

Between five and seven youths are being hunted over the attack in which two firearms may have been used

The teenager, named locally as Abukar Mahamed, from Tulse Hill, was killed on Thursday outside Cassell House on the troubled Stockwell Gardens Estate in south London, which residents say is notorious for drug dealing.

Detective Inspector Geoff Whitehouse said: "Whilst the investigation is at an early stage, it would appear that at approximately 00.15, the victim was pursued within the Stockwell Gardens Estate by a group of between five to seven black males riding pedal cycles."

DI Whitehouse, from Operation Trident which deals with gun crime in the black community, continued: "Witnesses have described the suspects as wearing bandanas in an attempt to conceal their faces. A number of shots were fired towards the victim outside Cassell House, resulting in him being fatally wounded.

"The suspects, who we now believe to have been carrying two firearms, then made off into the alleyway next to Packington House."

Police urged anyone with information on the shooting to contact the incident room on 020 8247 4553 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.