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A gunman lay in wait for a young man to come out of a restaurant before shooting him in the head and fleeing, police said.
The victim, in his early 20s, was ambushed and shot dead at close range while getting into a friend’s car after eating dinner at a restaurant in Fulham.
Neighbours in Walham Grove, off North End Road, called 999 after hearing the gunfire at around 9.30pm on Monday.
Detectives said the killer had been waiting in the street and struck as his victim got into the front of the silver and black Renault Captur.
He then ran off, leaving his victim lying slumped halfway inside the car.
Police are appealing to anyone who may have taken footage of the moments leading up to the murder in the hope they may hold vital clues.
Detective Chief Inspector Noel McHugh, from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: "It would appear that the murderer had been waiting in the street in Walham Grove for a while for the friends to return to their car.
“Did you see someone hanging around in the area from about 8.30pm up until the time of the murder?”
He went on: “Also, I am directly appealing to any cyclists or drivers who were in Walham Grove or North End Road from 8.30pm who may have captured images on their own cameras.
“This material could have captured something that may prove significant, so please get in touch with us and share your footage.”
A manager at Jerky’s, a Caribbean restaurant, told the Standard the victim and his friend had just enjoyed a meal and appeared in a “calm and cool” mood before the shooting.
He said: “No-one was fighting, that’s why we’re all so shocked.
“They’d just left and crossed the road when I heard a loud bang. We didn’t see what happened.
“We just saw a car on the other side of the road. We didn’t go over as we didn’t want to get involved.”
“The car door was open and he was shot in his car,” he said. “It’s very sad.”
The quiet residential road was cordoned off on Monday evening as forensics officers combed the scene for evidence.
DCI Muir said: “At this stage in our investigation we are keeping an open mind regarding motive and will be trying to establish the victim's precise movements in the days running up to his murder.
"Officers have been working through the night to carry out house-to-house enquiries and capture any CCTV."
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