Murder investigation launched after 21-year-old man shot dead in West Kensington. Paramedics treated a 21-year-old man for a gunshot wound but he died at the scene shortly before 11pm.
Houses opposite the crime scene are listed on Rightmove for around £1millionA 21-year-old man was shot dead in a leafy west London street opposite exclusive mews where houses sell for £1million, as police launch a search for the gunman.
On Rightmove, the houses in the desirable area are listed as recently selling for between £900,000 and £915,000 . Though the 59-year-old didn't hear a gunshot at the time, he described watching ambulance staff give the shot man CPR for 'half an hour' before he died. 'They stand out and do all the deals on the corner. There's lots and lots of drug dealers around here.
'My daughter wasn't home last night,' he said. 'I wanted to call her because she was on her way home. The stretch of road on which the shooting happened is cordoned off from at least four directions, whilst at least three adjoining roads are also closed off.Detectives have been seen going in and out of a property at the far right end of Comeragh Road, near to Palliser Road - which is also cordoned off.
'It has been boarded up for over a month. There were hundreds of people coming and going from there.'Neighbours say the area has become known for drug dealing recently and believe the shooting was related to dealing from the houseComeragh Road in leafy west Kensington, where houses sell for close to £1million
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