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Man shot dead on playing field

Ryan Musgrove - shot

Police have launched a murder investigation following a shooting at around 1830hrs on Thursday, 16 July, in Sparrows Den Playing Fields, West Wickham. London Ambulance Service attended but the 36-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene at 1916hrs. Although we await formal identification we are satisfied that the deceased is Ryan Musgrove - 16/11/72 (36 years) - of South Norwood. A post-mortem examination will begin today at 1530hrs at the mortuary of Princess Royal Hospital, Farnborough. The murder is being investigated by the Homicide and Serious Crime Command, led by DCI John McFarlane.

DCI McFarlane said: "Mr Musgrove parked at the side of the playing fields just after 18:00hrs last night.

"He walked through the gate and met two friends. The three men were standing talking at the side of the fields. Suddenly a man jumped out of the bushes, fired several shots with a small handgun, then rode away on a mountain bike across the adjacent field in the direction of New Addington.

"The suspect was dressed in dark clothing. He was quite tall, between 5'10 and 6'2, and wore a hat covering the whole of his head, large goggles and a white mask over the bottom half of his face. We believe he was under thirty years of age, possibly in his late teens. We do not know his ethnicity.

"The gunman appeared to deliberately target Mr Musgrove. He said nothing.

"I have no idea why Mr Musgrove was targeted. He had been going to the playing fields on Tuesdays and Thursdays regularly for football practice.

"I am pursuing a number of lines of inquiry but I am keeping an open mind as to any motive.

"Mr Musgrove was well respected and well liked within Coney Hall Football Club.

"I am appealing for anyone who might have been in the area to give us any information they can think of. This is a very popular open space, which is well used by dog walkers, joggers, people coming to play games and walkers. It is also next to one of the busiest roads in south London and, at that time of the evening, the road was very busy with traffic from both Bromley and Croydon.

"Did you see anyone in dark clothing with a bike approaching the playing fields before six o'clock on Thursday evening?

"Did you see anyone in dark clothing riding a bike away from the playing fields? He would have been very agitated and cycling as fast as he could."

There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.

Anyone with any information should call the incident room on 020 8721 4205 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 to remain anonymous.

 

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20 July 2009