A man has died after being shot on a street corner in north London. Police were called to the scene in Enfield after a member of the public flagged down officers on a routine patrol of the area at 9.10pm on Wednesday.
They found the victim, believed to be in his 40s or 50s, on Bounces Road at the junction with Westminster Road. He was found to be suffering from a gunshot injury. Crews from the London ambulance service were called to the scene as well as specialist firearms officers.
The man was pronounced dead at 9.44pm and his next of kin are yet to be informed. A postmortem will be held in due course.
The Metropolitan police’s homicide and major crime command have been informed of the shooting but no arrests have been made and they are making inquiries.
