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Anthony France

Young man shot on same Battersea street where Rico Andrews, 21, was murdered in October

Police are investigating a shooting on the same road where a man was shot dead four months ago in south-west London.

Officers were alerted to gunfire on Shuttleworth Road, Battersea at around 7pm on Thursday night.

They attended and found a male, in his 20s, injured in a car park.

He was taken to hospital where his condition is assessed as not life-threatening.

On October 5, Rico Andrews, 21, collapsed after being blasted in the chest as he stood in the street at around 9.50pm.

Paramedics immediately provided emergency first aid, but despite their efforts his life couldn’t be saved. Five people were arrested over Mr Andrews’ killing.

Josh Eno, 23, and Tyrone Attwood, 32, have been charged with murder and are awaiting trial.

One man, 27, and three women, aged 31 to 38, detained on suspicion of assisting an offender are bailed pending further enquiries.

The Metropolitan Police said an investigation is under way into last night’s incident, but there is no information at this early stage that the two incidents are linked.

Rico Andrews was shot dead in Battersea (Met police)

A spokesman added: “We were called at 7.03pm on Wednesday, February 7 to reports of a shooting in Shuttleworth Road.

“Officers responded and a found a man, believed to be in his 20s, with a gunshot injury nearby in a car park.

“He was taken to hospital where his condition was assessed as not life-threatening.

“Enquiries are ongoing. There have been no arrests.”

London Ambulance Service said: “We were called yesterday at 7.05pm to reports of an incident on Shuttleworth Road.

“We sent some resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew and an incident response officer.

We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance, which consisted of a trauma team by car.

“Our first medic arrived in less than seven minutes.

“We treated a man at the scene before taking him to a major trauma centre.”

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