olice investigating the taking pictures of an 18-year-old man in east London have provided a £20,000 reward for details about his homicide.
Alex Ajanaku, 18, was sitting on a bench with buddies in Beaumont Street, Leyton, after going to an unlawful rave, within the early hours of September 1 2021, when he was killed.
A brand new enchantment for data comes after a month which noticed a collection of shootings and stabbings throughout totally different components of the town.
The automobile believed to have been used within the taking pictures was a black Kia Sportage which had been stolen from Chingford shortly earlier than midnight on Monday August 16.
On September 3, it was discovered deserted and fire-damaged in Walthamstow.
Alex Ajanaku, 18, was sitting on a bench with buddies when killed
Police have launched CCTV footage of the Kia in Leyton close to the Beaumont Property, shortly earlier than Mr Ajanaku was killed.
Detective Sergeant Fenton Davis of the Met stated: “We’re releasing a brief clip of the Sportage and are interesting for details about the place it was within the days main as much as, and instantly following, the homicide. We imagine the automotive has hyperlinks to Leyton, Walthamstow and Higher Clapton.
“Alex was simply 18 when he was murdered. His life was brutally ended earlier than it had actually begun, leaving his household devastated and determined for solutions.
“There are folks on the market who know who was liable for Alex’s demise and likewise know essential details about the use and subsequent injury to the stolen Kia. I urge these folks to return ahead and supply the data to police.”
The incident is among the many 30 teenage homicides which occurred within the capital final 12 months, the very best lately.
In 2021, there have been 12 deadly shootings amongst a complete of 134 homicides recorded by the Metropolitan Police.
Final week, Sadiq Khan steered a spate of violent crime within the capital this 12 months was as a result of longer days, faculty holidays and summer time heatwaves.
The mayor was talking after six homicides had been reported within the capital in lower than every week, together with the stabbing of 87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran in Greenford, west London, final Tuesday.
On Saturday final week, 25-year-old Kacey Boothe was shot in Walthamstow, north London, and the following day Stephen Goodman, 60 was discovered lifeless in Dagenham, east London.
The next day, Sonny Booty, 36, was discovered lifeless in a residential property in Lewisham.
Final Monday noticed the deadly stabbing of Li Sung, 58, simply off Oxford Road, central London, and Aziza Bennis, 58, in Ealing, west London.
Throughout six days in July there have been three separate deadly shootings within the English capital.
Up till July 19, there had been no firearms killings in London since October 31 final 12 months.
Earlier this 12 months, in April, the power stated it had seen a discount in gun crime, with the variety of all shootings, together with deadly and non-fatal, down from from 283 in 2019/20 to 196 in 2021/22.
