17-Year-Old Dies From Gunshot Wound in South London

17-Year-Old Dies From Gunshot Wound in South London
A police officer walks inside a cordon at the scene where a teenager was found after being shot, on Saturday, in London, Britain May 6, 2018. Reuters/Peter Nicholls
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LONDON–A 17-year-old boy has died after he was found with a gunshot wound in south London, police said on Sunday, the latest killing in the British capital which has suffered a spike in knife crime this year. The shooting occurred one day earlier on Saturday.

Detectives have launched a murder investigation, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement, after police were called about reports of gunshots on May 5.