Ashley Kemete, 20, was gunned down in White Hart Street, Kennington, south London.
Paramedics and the air ambulance were called but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.Locals told how there were gangs in the area though police said they were keeping an open mind as to motive at this stage and declined to comment on whether it was gang related.One woman, who refused to give her name, said there were many gangs around there.She said: "There are five gangs in the immediate area. They fight on Friday nights, it's all about drugs and territory. We can expect to see some terrible repercussions from this."Abdul Momen, who works at Taste of India takeaway, said the murder was "shocking"."Normally it's just car accidents in Kennington Lane but this is very serious. There's so many gangs in this area so maybe it's linked to them."A post-mortem examination will be held at Greenwich Mortuary.
Detective Inspector Tony Broughton of the Metropolitan Police's Trident unit, which investigates gun crime within the black community, said: "This murder happened in a busy part of town, just after nine o'clock on a Friday night. We know there were many people in the area. Several witnesses have already come forward, but there will be others who saw something or know something. We need those people to get in touch with us."

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Detectives from the Scotland Yard Central Task Force searched the boy’s home in New Cross, southeast London, and found a 9mm Baikal pistol, two silencers for the gun and a bag of about twenty 9mm cartridges wrapped in a sock in the stairwell.
The boy was being questioned yesterday at the nearby Lewisham police station. The weapon will undergo scientific examination to see whether it is connected to any shootings.The Baikal, produced in Eastern Europe, is now a common choice for gang members in Britain. It is a small, snub, black handgun that looks almost like a toy and weighs only 2lb (900g).It is relatively easy to buy one for about £2,500, and criminals like it because of its accuracy.The weapons start life in Izhevsk, Russia, where they are made for firing teargas pellets and sell for about £20. They are converted to fire live bullets in Lithuania for £140 and smuggled into Britain via Dover.Detective Chief Inspector Peter Beyer, head of the Central Task Force (West), said: “It is deeply concerning that we have a found a child of this age with a weapon that we believe is capable of firing.“We will continue to target anyone who is under the misapprehension that carrying a gun is a good idea. It isn’t – it puts the carrier more at risk of death, injury or arrest.
“Having a gun, even if it isn’t used in a shooting or crime, is being dealt with incredibly seriously by the Met Police.” Senior officers believe that the boy could be one of the youngest people to have been caught with a firearm in London.
A Baikal was used to kill James Andre Smartt-Ford, 16, at Streatham Ice Arena, South London, in February last year, and Philip Poru, 18, was shot dead with a Baikal while sitting in his car with a friend in Plumstead, southeast London, in October.

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