Balham shooting: Man in his 20s dies after he’s ‘blasted in back of head with shotgun’ in Lawless London

A MAN in his 20s has been killed after he was blasted in the back of his head with a shotgun in London.

Witnesses say the man was killed in a doorstep execution by a drive-by shooter in Balham.

Police were called at approximately 10.50pm yesterday night to reports of a man suffering gunshot injuries.

Cops and the London Ambulance Service arrived at the scene and the man, believed aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital for treatment.

But despite the best efforts of the emergency services he was pronounced dead just after 11.30pm.

Witnesses say the man was shot in the back of his head while outside a home Bedford Hill.

They say the killer used a shotgun to issue the fatal blow in a drive-by-shooting styled attack.

Scores of police were seen at the scene last night and the area remains cordoned off this morning.

A murder investigation has now been launched but so far no one has been arrested.

The man's next of kin have been informed and a post-mortem examination will soon take place.

The shooting is the latest in a spate of attacks across the lawless capital.

It comes amid fears that the easing of lockdown restrictions and summer's warmer weather are creating a 'perfect storm' for crime in the capital.

Just last week six people were shot, a teenage boy was stabbed, riot police were pelted and a drinker was knifed after a row over chips in a single bloody night in London.

Cops rushed around the city dealing with outbreaks of violence on Saturday night.

The shooting in Brixton, South London, in the early hours of the morning left one man with gunshot and stab wounds and five others injured with shotgun pellets.

Officers found a 32-year-old man suffering stab wounds. He was rushed to hospital, and his condition is potentially life-threatening.

He had also been shot in the legs.

Three other men and two women also went to hospital with shotgun injuries. None of them are in a life-threatening condition.

Cops said they are investigating the shootings and there have been no arrests made.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD8915/17June. Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.