Streatham shooting: Man 'shot dead in the street' as police declare terror-related incident

phil-k · 2 Feb 2020 at 16:58

dowie said:
Yikes, hopefully no fatalities (other than the attacker - better that he gets killed during the incident than ends up with some soft sentence then released in a decade, also saves time and money)

+1

Uther · 2 Feb 2020 at 17:05

Random place to attack, but that's probably the idea. Nobody knows where it will happen next. At least they shot him before he could do too much damage.

b00merang69 · 2 Feb 2020 at 17:08

Em3bbs said:
We just know various posters on both sides eagerly waiting the results on skin colour before posting.

No doubt he was milk bottle white/pinkish skinned and a ginger, probably a SNP "leave the Union" voter/terrorist.

danoliver1 · 2 Feb 2020 at 17:30

My moneys on black with mental health issues.

robfosters · 2 Feb 2020 at 17:34

danoliver1 said:
My moneys on black with mental health issues.

I thought the police said it was terror related?

EGuitarStar · 2 Feb 2020 at 17:37

Used to live in Streatham Hill up until last September. This road is very busy place on a Sunday afternoon.

There is always crime here but never thought anything terror related would take place.

A couple of other OCUK'ers live nearby hope you all are ok.

danoliver1 · 2 Feb 2020 at 17:37

robfosters said:
I thought the police said it was terror related?

Ok brown with mental health issues.

Johno please? · 2 Feb 2020 at 17:55

danielanthony said:
So other than having armed police on every corner, how is this ever going to be stopped?

Actually keeping convicted terrorists in jail might be a start, lets see if this one has previous convictions.

Skunkworks · 2 Feb 2020 at 18:04

Em3bbs said:
We just know various posters on both sides eagerly waiting the results on skin colour before posting.

My guess is it's a white guy, as it's been immediately declared as terrorism. If it’s a non-white the establishment normally put off admitting anything until they absolutely have to.

skookum · 2 Feb 2020 at 18:05

London needs some strong leaders to take the bull by the horns and get on top of this madness. Instead the champagne socialists keep electing people like Abbott who cannot even put a pair of shoes together. I accept May's police cuts are a big part to blame but now is a time for action and I see little if it. I hate doing London jobs now especially at night. I can't imagine living there.

Dis86 · 2 Feb 2020 at 18:11

Skunkworks said:
My guess is it's a white guy, as it's been immediately declared as terrorism. If it’s a non-white the establishment normally put off admitting anything until they absolutely have to.

Sadly seems to be true that they do this.

Hotwired · 2 Feb 2020 at 18:11

danielanthony said:
So other than having armed police on every corner, how is this ever going to be stopped?

He's going to have problems committing further violent crime now he's dead.

TheVoice · 2 Feb 2020 at 18:12

Dis86 said:
Sadly seems to be true that they do this.

No it doesn't, the attack in November was publicly declared as a terrorist-related incident within an hour of it happening; today's incident it was about the same. Internally it would have been even sooner for both as part of the operational response.

Dis86 · 2 Feb 2020 at 18:17

TheVoice said:
No it doesn't, the attack in November was publicly declared as a terrorist-related incident within an hour of it happening; today's incident it was about the same. Internally it would have been even sooner for both as part of the operational response.

Victoria Station? Thornton Heath?

PC777 · 2 Feb 2020 at 18:24

I live about 8 miles down the road, in a "nicer" and quieter part of South London, not that Streatham isn't that nice, but it's more of a densely packed urban environment. Still only a £1.50 bus ride away, the attacker could have quite likely been where I was today.

Was out for a quiet Sunday lunch and stroll with my girlfriend when it happened. I would likely not be a target for these attacks because I'm likely big enough to look like I could put up a fight, but my girlfriend would be totally defenceless. Short of getting any knife defence training and getting her pepper spray, not much can be done as he stabbed defenceless women in the back.

For all the other knife crime in London, a lot of it operates on a twisted code, but one that usually prevents defenceless women being targeted as much. It takes a seriously twisted, cowardly and wretched individual to even consider such an act.

Efour · 2 Feb 2020 at 18:27

8 miles on a bus in London... Lol when did you move in?

It will be an angry remainer 100% guarantee.

TheVoice · 2 Feb 2020 at 18:28

Dis86 said:
Victoria Station?

Within three hours, by the looks of GMP's press release.

No idea about Thornton Heath, doesn't ring a bell.

Drumroll · 2 Feb 2020 at 18:30

Nice result from Police. Happy result.
No chance that one will harm anyone else.

Em3bbs · 2 Feb 2020 at 18:32

Skunkworks said:
My guess is it's a white guy, as it's been immediately declared as terrorism. If it’s a non-white the establishment normally put off admitting anything until they absolutely have to.

Well whoever it may be they have said he was under active surveillance already so I guess they knew it was terror related immediately.

Skunkworks · 2 Feb 2020 at 18:33

Efour said:
It will be an angry remainer 100% guarantee.

The attacker is described as “vegan looking” and yelling “Verhofstadt akbar”.