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05/02/2007
Police appeal for witnesses over ice rink shooting
Police investigating the fatal shooting of a teenager at an ice rink in southwest London have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
James Andrew Smarrt-Ford, 16, was shot twice at Streatham Ice Arena around 11pm on Saturday night.
Police said that the shooting took place near the entrance to the venue, but that James managed to stagger into the rink, before collapsing on the ice. He was taken to hospital, but was later pronounced dead.
It is believed that the gunman fired two or three shots. He is described as black and was wearing dark clothing.
Six male youths and an 18-year-old man have been arrested in connection with the shooting and are being held in a south London police station.
Superintendent Gary Richardson said that there were up to 300 young people aged in their late teens and early 20s in the ice rink when the shooting took place and he appealed for anyone who was there to contact Operation Trident, the Scotland Yard unit which specialises in investigating black gun crime.
Mr Richardson said that the rink was dark at the time of the shooting and security staff patrolled the area with torches. He said: "We are still trying to build up a picture of how James came to be here."
(KMcA)
James Andrew Smarrt-Ford, 16, was shot twice at Streatham Ice Arena around 11pm on Saturday night.
Police said that the shooting took place near the entrance to the venue, but that James managed to stagger into the rink, before collapsing on the ice. He was taken to hospital, but was later pronounced dead.
It is believed that the gunman fired two or three shots. He is described as black and was wearing dark clothing.
Six male youths and an 18-year-old man have been arrested in connection with the shooting and are being held in a south London police station.
Superintendent Gary Richardson said that there were up to 300 young people aged in their late teens and early 20s in the ice rink when the shooting took place and he appealed for anyone who was there to contact Operation Trident, the Scotland Yard unit which specialises in investigating black gun crime.
Mr Richardson said that the rink was dark at the time of the shooting and security staff patrolled the area with torches. He said: "We are still trying to build up a picture of how James came to be here."
(KMcA)
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