Teenager guilty of nightclub shooting murder

A 19-year-old has been found guilty of murdering a man he shot at point-blank range outside a south London nightclub.

Tyler Roberts-Emmanuel shot Shaquille Graham, 30, in Catford on 10 March 2024, after lying in wait for him for 20 minutes outside the venue. "Mr Graham never stood a chance," said prosecutor Joel Smith KC. "He collapsed and died immediately."

The Old Bailey heard how Mr Graham's murder was planned, with the defendant making a "dummy run" on a scooter in the hours before the shooting. However, the motive for the attack remains a mystery, the court was told.

Roberts-Emmanuel will be sentenced on 4 April.

Jurors heard how the gunman, dressed in dark clothing and a mask or balaclava, left his grandmother's house in Linden Grove, Peckham, in the early hours of 10 March and drove to Silks nightclub in Catford.

After circling the area, Roberts-Emmanuel lay in wait opposite the club until Mr Graham left.

"He got off the scooter, walked to Mr Graham, and without pause shot him through the throat," said Mr Smith.

"The bullet travelled up through the neck, into Mr Graham's skull where it lodged itself."

The gunman then returned to his grandmother's house, the court heard.

"Whilst it is obvious that the killing of Mr Graham was planned, the background remains obscure," said Mr Smith.

The jury heard there were key strands of evidence that tied Roberts-Emmanuel to the murder.

The scooter used by the gunman to travel to and from the scene was a Kaboo Wolf Warrior 11 - a model that the defendant had tried to buy the month before.

The address the gunman used as a base was covered by CCTV, and along with mobile phone evidence, this showed the defendant was there at key times.

CCTV also showed that the defendant had made a dummy run to Silks nightclub on his scooter at 19:00 GMT on the night of the murder, said Mr Smith.

Although the gun used in the attack was not recovered, the bullet and its casing were found and were typical of a handgun consistent with a gun the defendant was seen carrying on CCTV.

Roberts-Emmanuel claimed the gunman was a relative, whom he only named as "X", who he said was using the same address as him in Peckham.

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