Three teenagers have been charged after a 17-year-old boy was shot in Croydon.
Police were called at around 7.40pm on Monday February 10 to reports of a shooting in Park Street, streets away from the Whitgift shopping centre.
When officers arrived they found the teenage victim had been shot in the leg. The Met Police confirmed he has life-changing injuries.
Three teenagers were arrested on February 11 and February 13 and were later charged.
Dontae Dillon, 19, from Burgess Hill, was charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm.
A 16-year-old boy also from Burgess Hill, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with the same offences.
A 15-year-old boy from Croydon, who also cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with attempted murder.
The 15-year-old boy appeared before Croydon Magistrates’ Court on February 13 while Dillon and the 16-year-old boy appeared before the same court on Saturday, 15 February.
All three will appear at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 13 March.
