Detectives investigating a shooting of two innocent bystanders in Wood Green have made nine arrests.
One man died and a woman was seriously injured during the incident on Friday, 10 July.
Today, Tuesday, 14 July, officers from the Homicide and Major Crime Command (HMCC) arrested six people at Gatwick airport.
Three others were arrested at an address in Hornsey.
The six arrested at Gatwick are three males and three females. They are aged ‘A’ 25, ‘B’ 20, ‘C’ 16, ‘D’ 16, ‘E’ 21 and ‘F’ 61. They were each arrested on suspicion of murder or conspiracy to murder.
Three men arrested at an address in Hornsey are [G – 55yrs, H – 23yrs and I – 26yrs] They have all been arrested on suspicion of murder.
They all remain in custody at this time.
The investigation is being led by Detective Chief Inspector Tim Duffield, of the HMCC.
DCI Duffield said: “The investigation is moving at a fast pace and whilst exact details of what happened remain to be established, what is clear is that two innocent bystanders have been caught up in a violent dispute between other persons.
“I would like to take this opportunity to appeal to anyone who has information and has not yet come forward and spoken to the police to do so.
“I believe there are people out there who know who is responsible for this terrible crime and I appeal to them to consider how they would feel if their loved one was killed or seriously injured whilst going about their business.
“I would like to reassure anyone concerned about contacting the police that they will be treated with the utmost sensitivity and there are measures that can be taken to protect you.”
Police were called at around 17:45hrs on Friday, 10 July to reports of a shooting on Lordship Lane, Wood Green, north London.
Officers, London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended. Two victims – a man and a woman – were discovered suffering from gunshot wounds.
The 42-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene at 19:05hrs. Whilst we know his identity, we are not naming him at this stage at the request of the family.
A post mortem examination took place on Saturday, 11 July and the cause of death was given as a gunshot wound to the chest.
The 51-year-old woman was taken to hospital where she remains in a critical but stable condition.
Police are asking anyone with information to call the incident room on 0208 358 0400 or to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.