Armed police swoop on Woolwich shop after boy, 14, shot dead in daylight attack

Armed police swoop on Woolwich shop after boy, 14, shot dead in daylight attackThree teenagers have been arrested after police launched a murder probe. Eghosa Ogbebor was found to have been fatally shot after police responded to reports of the incident at 3.40pm on ThursdayNewsPatrick Hill Senior News Reporter and Phil Cardy Senior Reporter16:54, 03 Apr 2026Updated 16:55, 03 Apr 2026Woolwich: Police cordon at scene of shooting on Lord Warwick StreetTerrified locals saw a "mob armed with machetes" shortly before a 14-year-old schoolboy was shot dead in broad daylight.Three teenagers have been arrested after police launched a murder probe. The boy, named by police as Eghosa Ogbebor, was found to have been fatally shot after police responded to reports of the incident at 3.40pm on Thursday.Despite the best efforts of paramedics at the scene on Lord Warwick Street in Woolwich, south east London, he was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.Two teenagers, aged 14 and 16, and an 18-year-old man have since been arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to the incident. All three remain in custody.View 3 ImagesEghosa Ogbebor has been named as the victim(Image: Met Police)One told the Mirror: “There were 15 boys I would say, some of them went under the underpass. They all just split."“I was here ten minutes after. I went to the shop and the police were arresting someone on suspicion of murder. It was at the Premier Shop by the Greyhound Pub. Four armed police went into the Premier. There were so many of them though with machetes and stuff."A police tent is today in place outside a first-floor flat above a row of shops, including a pub, on Lord Warwick Street in Woolwich. Officers are standing guard on both sides of the block, including above an underpass below the building. It is within sight of the bus stop where 14-year teenager Kelyan Bokassa died after being stabbed to death o...