Battersea fatal shooting victim named as Rico Andrews amid police investigation

The victim of a fatal shooting on Thursday (October 5) has been named as Rico Andrews.

The 21-year-old died after the incident in Shuttleworth Road, Battersea, at shortly before 9.50pm.

Met Police officers and the London Ambulance Service found Rico Andrews injured and provided emergency first aid, but he died at the scene.

A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest.

There have been no arrests.

Detective Chief Inspector Neil John from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command said: “This is a tragic incident where a young man has lost his life whilst standing on a street in Battersea. Our thoughts are with his family and friends as they continue to struggle with this terrible news.

“Detectives are working at pace to gather as much information as possible and I would ask anyone who was in the area and saw events unfold, or anyone who has captured this incident on phone or doorbell footage, to contact police immediately.”

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or contact via X @MetCC, quoting CAD 8285/05OCT.

To give information anonymously, contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org.