There are reports a gunman shot the victim on the doorstep to his townhouse property.
Officers were called to Battersea Church Road at about 9pm to reports of shots being fired.
A man believed to be in his 30s was pronounced dead after police and paramedics arrived at the scene.No arrests have been made.Mail Online is reporting that a gunman shot the victim on the doorstep to his townhouse property. It is the 142nd homicide identified by the PA news agency in London in 2019 - the highest number in a calendar year since 2008.
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