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24/07/2007
Former boxer 'critical' following shooting
A former British heavyweight boxing champion is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot outside a club in southwest London.
James Oyebola, 47, was shot in the head and the leg in a courtyard at the Chateau 6 club in Fulham Road in the early hours of Monday morning.
Mr Oyebola, from northwest London, was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
Three men were seen running from the scene.
Detectives from Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in London's black community, are investigating the incident.
According to reports, the shooting may have been sparked by Mr Oyebola requesting a group of men not to smoke in the venue.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Crimestoppers on: 0800 555 111.
(KMcA/SP)
James Oyebola, 47, was shot in the head and the leg in a courtyard at the Chateau 6 club in Fulham Road in the early hours of Monday morning.
Mr Oyebola, from northwest London, was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
Three men were seen running from the scene.
Detectives from Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in London's black community, are investigating the incident.
According to reports, the shooting may have been sparked by Mr Oyebola requesting a group of men not to smoke in the venue.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Crimestoppers on: 0800 555 111.
(KMcA/SP)
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