A 25-year-old man shot in north London over the weekend was an aspiring musician who died following an argument in a recording studio, according to reports.
Police and paramedics were called to Sunnyside Road in Islington just before 9pm on Saturday after reports of gunshots. They found the victim, named in local media as Dawud, with a gunshot wound.
He was pronounced dead just after midnight on Sunday. Friends of the man said he lived locally and had a young daughter.
The Metropolitan police said: “Detectives from the homicide and major crime command are investigating … No arrests have been made and enquires continue.”
A 21-year-old man who said he had called police after discovering the victim in the doorway to the studio said the sight had troubled him. “Initially I thought he had been knocked out or something. But then I saw his head open,” he told the Evening Standard. “He had obviously been shot and there was blood everywhere. He was dying.”
Friends of the victim reportedly gathered at the scene on Sunday night and lit candles. One told the Standard: “He was a really good guy and a father. And at the same time he used to do a lot to try and be a good influence on the youth in the area.
“He was very popular and most importantly a very devout Muslim. It’s always the good guys this happens to.”
Two of the candles lit at the vigil were still burning on Monday afternoon, and a cordon remained in place around the spot where the victim was shot. Two bunches of flowers had been placed by the side of the cordon, both with messages saying “RIP David”.
The attention of police forensic investigators was focused on Big House Studios, at the top of Sunnyside Road, and a forensic tent stood in the middle of the street.
