Mitcham shooting: Police name victim in murder inquiry

A man shot and killed in south London has been named as Tyrese Miller, 22.

Police were called to Croydon Road, Mitcham, at about 02:25 BST on Tuesday where they found an injured man. He was taken to hospital but died soon after.

Although formal identification has not yet taken place, the Met said it was confident the victim is Mr Miller.

"Our thoughts are with Mr Miller's family who are understandably devastated by their loss," said Det Ch Insp Wayne Jolley.

"Our job is to get the answers they deserve and our investigation is already progressing at pace," he added.

A post-mortem examination on Wednesday found that Mr Miller had died from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Det Ch Insp Jolley appealed for dashcam footage taken in the Croydon Road area on Tuesday morning, and urged people to report information to the police online.

Nobody has been arrested in connection with the shooting.

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