New video reveals the moments after a father of three was gunned down on the road in a ‘gang-related homicide’ in a rich north London neighbourhood – as new info emerged about his prison previous.
Erdal Ozmen, a 45-year-old Kurdish social membership proprietor, was shot useless on Dynevor Highway within the millionaires’ enclave of Stoke Newington, north London, within the early hours of Tuesday morning.
CCTV obtained by the Every day Mail reveals the suspected gunmen calmly fleeing the scene in a black Kia sport’s automobile seconds after the capturing.
The automobile is seen turning proper out of Dynevor Highway onto Stoke Newington Excessive Road earlier than stopping on the visitors lights. Moments later, the automobile speeds off.
A buddy of Mr Ozlem informed the Mail: ‘They have been ready outdoors. They have been in a black Kia 2024. Somebody shot him within the again then got here again and kicked him and shot him one other two instances.
‘There was one individual and one other ready within the automobile. After they left, they waited 25 seconds on the visitors lights, that’s how assured. They didn’t conceal their face, no masks, nothing.’
Mr Ozmen was a part of a gaggle of males who have been jailed in 2006 for making an attempt to shoot useless a Turkish man outdoors a petroleum station in Tottenham three years earlier, the buddy confirmed.
He and one other man, Ibrahim Aslan, opened hearth on the person however solely wounded his proper arm.
CCTV obtained by the Every day Mail reveals the suspected gunmen calmly fleeing the scene in a black Kia sport’s automobile seconds after the capturing
Erdal Ozmen, a 45-year-old Kurdish social membership proprietor, was shot useless on Dynevor Highway within the millionaires’ enclave of Stoke Newington, north London, within the early hours of Tuesday morning
Forensic cops on the scene at Dynevor Highway, Stoke Newington yesterday
Police have been known as at 0.18am on Tuesday and Mr Ozmen was pronounced useless on the scene, with a homicide investigation then launched. No arrests have been made at this stage.
Detectives imagine the homicide – which was the sixth deadly capturing in London thus far this yr – was an ‘remoted incident’ with ‘no wider threat to most of the people’.
Residents claimed it was ‘gang associated’, and police acknowledged it will ‘concern inside the Stoke Newington neighborhood’ however haven’t given any indication of a motive.
Witness Liza Dodds, 58, a youth employee who lives within the space, stated: ‘My husband awakened and stated there was gunshots. The moment response was “how are you aware?”
‘We each acquired up and had a glance. A police officer was doing CPR the place the individual fell. It appeared like they have been going eternally.’
Mr Ozmen has three brothers, who’re set to affix different members of his household to have fun his life at a social membership in Tottenham.
Neighbours recalled seeing Mr Ozmen repeatedly hanging across the avenue he was gunned down on and going out and in of a ‘sketchy’ basement reverse the place he was shot useless.
Mr Ozmen has three brothers, who’re set to affix different members of his household to have fun his life at a social membership in Tottenham
Residents claimed the capturing was ‘gang associated’, and police acknowledged it will ‘concern inside the Stoke Newington neighborhood’ however haven’t given any indication of a motive
Mr Ozmen’s buddy Ali Rizi Ojur informed ITV that he was a ‘excellent man, all the time serving to folks’
Forensic officers in scrubs and masks have been on the scene on Tuesday afternoon
Sandy Fabiszewska, 28, who has lived in a flat above the capturing scene for 3 years, stated: ‘I used to be in my mattress after which I heard gunshots, it was like 4 gunshots. It was actually loud.
‘I used to be too scared to look out the window. After I lastly got here out my flatmate stated do not look, do not look.
‘There was only a useless man there. They tried to resuscitate him for fairly a very long time.’
She added: ‘My flatmate was outdoors and heard a automobile fleeing and somebody saying ‘Go, go, go’. There was positively a automobile and that is why the Lime bike fell over.
‘It was a automobile and 100 per cent multiple individual. I heard screaming and some folks round.
‘I feel a number of folks got here out of the basement questioning what occurred.’
Ms Fabiszewska stated the sufferer would typically go out and in of the basement beneath their flat the place there was ‘suspicious’ exercise and that it had been raided by police prior to now.
She defined: The flat beneath us is all the time suspicious to be sincere. You may odor weed, I feel they have been dealing medication.
‘Then they acquired raided fairly some time in the past. I do not know what occurred then. However the door was all the time open a number of days earlier than the capturing. Folks have been out and in and I do not know what occurred there.
‘I positively noticed the sufferer strolling round right here earlier than. He would simply be going out and in of the suspicious basement beneath us with fairly lots of people, like 5 or 6 folks.’
Liza Dodds, 58, a youth employee who lives reverse Dynevor Highway, stated: ‘My husband awakened and stated there was gunshots. The moment response was ‘how are you aware?’
The forensic officers used torches to research beneath the 9 automobiles parked on the road
The scene on Dynevor Highway in Stoke Newington after the 45-year-old man was shot useless
One other native, who requested to stay nameless, added: ‘We have been out when it occurred so we did not hear or see something.
‘However once we got here again at round 1am, the entire space was cordoned off and the cops informed us that it is going to be against the law scene for a few days.’
Mr Ozmen’s buddy Ali Rizi Ojur informed ITV News: ‘I’ve identified him perhaps greater than 20 years. He’s an excellent man, all the time serving to folks, he has two youngsters and household.’
4 forensic officers in scrubs and masks have been on the scene yesterday afternoon, alongside a number of cops. A Lime bike was mendacity flat within the cordoned space.
The forensic officers used torches to research beneath the 9 automobiles parked on the road.
Scotland Yard stated the person’s subsequent of kin have been informed and a autopsy examination will happen.
Detective Chief Superintendent Brittany Clarke, who leads policing for the world, stated: ‘Our group of detectives and forensic specialists are working at tempo to determine the complete circumstances that led to the tragic loss of life of this man.
‘We perceive this incident will trigger concern inside the Stoke Newington neighborhood, nonetheless we do imagine this to be an remoted incident at this stage of the investigation with no wider threat to most of the people.
Forensic cops on the scene on Dynevor Highway in Stoke Newington on Tuesday
Law enforcement officials patrol at a cordon on Stoke Newington Excessive Road
‘Residents can count on to see an elevated police presence within the space, together with against the law scene, as we stock out our enquiries. We thank them for his or her endurance and co-operation right now.
‘We urge anybody who witnessed the incident, or who has any info that would help us, to return ahead as quickly as doable.’
A London Ambulance Service spokesman stated: ‘We have been known as at 12.18am [on Tuesday] to experiences of a capturing on the junction of Stoke Newington Excessive Road and Dynevor Highway, Hackney.
‘We despatched sources to the scene, together with an ambulance crew, a sophisticated paramedic, a paramedic from our tactical response unit and an incident response officer.
‘We additionally dispatched a trauma group from London’s Air Ambulance, which consisted of a paramedic and a health care provider in automobile.
‘Sadly, regardless of the perfect efforts of our crews, a person was pronounced useless on the scene.’
Anybody who will help is requested to name police on 101, quoting CAD 108/5AUG. Info can be supplied anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
