29 May 08 This Green And Pleasant Land

A 17-year-old boy has been shot and killed in north London.

Sharmaake Hassan was found in Gilbeys Yard, Camden, at about 2300 BST on Saturday with a gunshot wound to the head, said the Metropolitan Police. He was taken to hospital with severe injuries and died on Wednesday night.

No-one has yet been arrested for the murder. Sharmaake is the 15th young person to die in London since the start of the year.

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