{"id":114808,"date":"2020-05-20T10:01:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T09:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=114808"},"modified":"2020-05-20T10:01:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T09:01:48","slug":"mistaken-identity-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/mistaken-identity-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"London Man Shot In \u201cMistaken Identity\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Witnesses have been asked to come forward after a man was shot in what police believe to be a case of mistaken identity in London.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_114827\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114827\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-114827\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/073AB009-3642-4114-8C79-D548B6AA2415-300x193.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/073AB009-3642-4114-8C79-D548B6AA2415-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/073AB009-3642-4114-8C79-D548B6AA2415-768x494.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/073AB009-3642-4114-8C79-D548B6AA2415-600x386.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/073AB009-3642-4114-8C79-D548B6AA2415.jpeg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-114827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Police have since cordoned off the area the attack took place in.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At just after 8.20pm on Monday evening, police were called to a north London residence where they discovered a man had been shot in the head on a doorstep.<\/p>\n<p>Met police have confirmed that he was pronounced dead at the scene and a full murder investigation has since been launched.<\/p>\n<p>Detective Chief Inspector Andy Partridge, said: &#8220;This was a cowardly attack on an innocent man who was shot dead on his own doorstep.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although at an early stage of the investigation, I strongly suspect that he was not the intended target of this attack; making this case all the more tragic.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The attack happened in Haringey, north London, where officers believe two men carried out the attack, wearing all black and motorcycle helmets.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cIt would have still been light when the shooting took place and I&#8217;m hoping there are people out there who saw something who we&#8217;ve not yet spoken to&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The attacker(s) are said to have gotten away on a moped after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWitnesses or those with information that may help should call the incident room on 020 8358 0300 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously via 0800 555 111.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witnesses have been asked to come forward after a man was shot in what police believe to be a case of mistaken identity in London. At just after 8.20pm on Monday evening, police were called to a north London residence where they discovered a man had been shot in the head on a doorstep. 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