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Man charged with murder after boy, 16, shot dead

Jess Warren
BBC News
Met Police Lathaniel Burrell in a black coat with a hood.Met Police
Lathaniel Burrell died at the scene near Stockwell Tube station on 4 March

A 32-year-old man has been charged with murder after a teenage boy died in a shooting in south London.

Omar Prempeh was charged with murder on Saturday following the fatal shooting of Lathaniel Burrell.

The 16-year-old, from Stockwell, died at the scene following the shooting on Paradise Road on Tuesday, 4 March.

Prempeh, of Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, is due to appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Monday.

The Metropolitan Police said Lathaniel's family continue to be supported by specialist officers.

Colourful flowers in a row along some railings and tied to the top of the railings. there are a number of tea lights on the ground.
People have been leaving flowers and lighting candles in memory of Lathaniel

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