Police Information

Witness appeal re Brixton Murder

Sun, May 20, 2001

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The Metropolitan Police appeal for witnesses re a murder in Brixton

 

At approx. 23:00 police were called to Brixton Water Lane, SW2 in response to a 999 call of a shooting incident. There the officers found a man and woman with gunshot wounds in a car in Brixton Water Lane near the junction with Arlingford Rd. Ambulance Service took both to a south London hospital.

The 26 yr old man, who has now been formally identified as Steven Daniel McCalla, aged 26 from Brixton, was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. The 23 yr old woman remains in a stable condition.
 
A post mortem was carried at Greenwich and the cause of death established to be from gunshot wounds. It would appear that the couple were driving along Brixton Water Lane in their silver VW Golf when the gunman stopped them. The dead man was driving with the female in the passenger seat.

It is believed the gunman got out of an X registered red Fiat Punto, carried out the
shooting before returning to the car and made off.

Officers from Operation Trident speaking at the scene stated they were anxious
to trace the red Fiat Punto car used in the shooting.

DCI Duncan Wilson of the Metropolitan Police said: "We need to hear from anyone who may know the whereabouts of the red Punto now or who saw it making off shortly after the shooting at about 11pm on the 10^th May 2001. What direction did it take? The information we have suggests it went in the direction of Tulse Hill.

" We now think there were three men in the Punto at the time of the shooting - the gunman and two male suspects. "The gunman is believed to have been a black man in his 20s.

"But at this stage there is no description of the other two males believed to have been in the car with the gunman."

He added: "On the surface this shooting appears to have been a callous assassination. We are keeping an open mind regarding the motive at this stage."

There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.

An incident room has opened under DCI Duncan Wilson of Operation Trident.

Anyone with information should call the Incident Room on 020 8785 8563; if you wish to remain anonymous call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.