Croydon shooting: First picture of young man who died after being shot in head by motorbike gunman

Shot dead: Tinodiwanashe Makwanya
Metropolitan Police
Hatty Collier12 June 2017
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Tinodiwanashe Makwanya, 24, was sitting in the passenger seat of a Volkswagen car in Croydon when he was attacked on Friday night.

Scotland Yard said a motorcyclist with a pillion passenger pulled up alongside the car and shots were fired at the vehicle.

The car driver, who also suffered minor injuries, took Mr Makwanya, who was from Croydon, to hospital but he died on arrival.

Shooting: The road in Croydon was closed off
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A post-mortem examination held on Sunday at Croydon Mortuary gave his cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head.

Police were called to the shooting in Wellesey Road at 10.05pm on Friday, 9 June.

Next of kin have been informed. There have been no arrests.

Detective Inspector Domenica Catino of the Homicide and Major Crime Command who is leading the investigation said: "Croydon town centre would have been busy with people out and about on a Friday night and I would appeal to anyone who was in the area and saw the events unfolding to contact police.

"At this stage we retain an open mind to the motive for this shooting and our enquiries continue."

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to call the incident room on 020 8721 4622 or police on 101 or via Twitter @MetCC.

To give information anonymously call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit the www.crimestoppers-uk.org website.

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