This is the first picture of a young man who was stabbed to death in what police described as a “premeditated, targeted” attack at a south London youth club.
Glendon Spence, 23, from Lewisham, was chased into the Marcus Lipton Community Centre in Brixton and knifed to death on Thursday evening.
Paramedics battled to save him but he died at the scene shortly before 7.30pm.
A relative told the Standard: “It hurts me to hear this because he is young only 23... now there is no future for him.”
Detective Chief Inspector Richard Vandenbergh, of the Met Police, said: “My officers are piecing together a sequence of events that led up to and immediately followed Glendon’s murder.
“We know that the incident started outside the youth club and that Glendon was chased into the building and stabbed in what we believe was a premeditated, targeted attack.
“If you were there and you haven’t spoken to officers please do get in touch and share what you saw or what you know, no matter how insignificant it may seem.
“All information will be treated in the strictest confidence and your call could help us remove violent criminals from your area.”
Police said a post-mortem examination that took place on Friday gave the cause of death as stab injuries.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the incident room on 020 8721 4961 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. You can also tweet information to police via @MetCC
