Three teenagers – only one of them old enough to be named in reports – have been charged with attempted murder following the shooting in Park Street in central Croydon last week and are due to appear at the Old Bailey on March 13.
Crime scene: Croydon High Street and Park Street were cordoned off following last week’s shooting
Another youth, aged 17, has been left with “potentially life-changing injuries” following the shooting.
Park Street and parts of Croydon High Street were cordoned off as a crime scene last week while the Metropolitan Police carried out their investigation.
The Metropolitan Police say that at 7.37pm on Monday, February 10, they responded to reports “of firearms discharge at Park Street, Croydon, and a male having been shot”.
When officers arrived, “they found the victim, who had been shot in the leg”.
The three teenagers were arrested on Tuesday and Thursday last week.
Dontae Dillon, aged 19, of Platinum Way, Burgess Hill, Sussex, was charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm.
A 16-year-old boy, also from Burgess Hill, was charged with the same offences.
And a 15-year-old boy from Croydon was charged with attempted murder.
All three have appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court in the past few days.
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