Talented teen murdered in Brixton

Updated 21.35 Mon Aug 06 2007

Keywords: trident, teenager, shooting, Brixton, Nathan Foster

A talented young charity worker has become the 17th teenager to be murdered in London this year.

Nathan Foster, who had dedicated himself to helping other young people escape violent street gang culture, was shot in South London

Nathan Foster died after reportedly trying to stop a row over a piece of jewellery when a teenager on a moped fired on a group of youths close to Brixton Tube station

According to his friends, the 18-year-old worked for the X-it project in Brixton and was a member of the Ebony Horse Club, which organises riding lessons for inner-city teens.

He died on Friday night after reportedly trying to stop a row over a piece of jewellery when a teenager on a moped fired on a group of youths close to Brixton Tube station.

Officers from Operation Trident, which deals with gun crime in the black community, are investigating.