A fifth man has been charged with fatally shooting an autistic man on his own doorstep in north London.
Chad Gordon, 27, was shot in the head at close range after answering his door in Wiltshire Gardens in what is believed to be a suspected case of mistaken identity.
Javarn Carter-Fraser of West Green Road, Tottenham was arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday and charged with murder on Thursday.
The 22-year-old remains in police custody and is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Armed officers went to the scene at Wiltshire Gardens following reports of shots fired fired just after 8.20pm on May 18.
Mr Gordon was found with a gunshot wound to the head, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
He had been staying with his grandmother to shield from coronavirus. As well as being autistic he also had high blood pressure.
In an appeal for information shortly after Mr Gordon’s death, Scotland Yard’s Detective Chief Inspector Andy Partridge said there was no reason anyone would want to hurt him.
“Chad was gunned down in his own home for no more reason that he opened his door,” he said.
“How can his family ever come to terms with such a wicked and senseless act?”
Speaking after his death, Mr Gordon’s mother Anne Marie Wilson said the family had been left “devastated”.
She added: “Chad wouldn’t hurt a fly, he was so gentle and caring.”
Cameron Robinson, 19, from Dagenham, Clive Spencer, 25, from Tottenham, Talye Olabisi, 23 of no fixed address and Mason Sani-Semedo, 18, from Tottenham have also been charged with murder.
Mr Spencer faces an additional charge of assisting an offender and Mr Sani-Semedo and Mr Robinson were also charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
