Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Shooting on Green Lanes Last Night

According to the BBC, someone was shot by police during a robbery on Green Lanes last night, around midnight. Not much more information given so far except that 5 people arrested and person shot appears to have been one of the robbers. Anyone know anything more?

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Permalink Reply by Birdy_Too on January 29, 2009 at 9:08

Yes saw this on BBC Breakfast. The person shot is in a serious condition. Brief news here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7857519.stm

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on January 29, 2009 at 9:10

The story says that the shooting happened during a "police raid" and that the charges are on conspiracy to rob - so probably a robbery was being planned.

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Permalink Reply by Phil M on January 29, 2009 at 9:58

According to quotes on Sky News, it took place near the North Circular, nearer Palmers Green. Mind you, they've got the incident happening shortly after midday, as opposed to shortly after midnight, so not sure which source to believe.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Shooting-In-London-Man-Sho...

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Permalink Reply by John D on January 29, 2009 at 10:43

Sky seem to be a bit confused about PM and "after midnight"
Their arrow on the map seems to show Harringay, not Palmers Green

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Permalink Reply by Liz on January 29, 2009 at 10:56

Possibly because if you type Green Lanes Haringey into Google that's what comes up and a lazy journalist (surely NOT!) didn't then notice that the map didn't match up to the story.
This is from Charlotte Gray in the Haringey Independent
Hopefully you can trust a local paper to know where somewhere is...

This is the problem with designating this area Green Lanes. Everyone thinks something is here but in fact it could be anywhere between Stoke Newington and (in this case) Palmers Green.

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Permalink Reply by John D on January 29, 2009 at 16:50

Good point Liz, thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Liz on January 29, 2009 at 11:55

And if anyone is till interested, the Sun has a picture in the wonderfully tabloid style headliner Man shot during anti-gun cop op

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Permalink Reply by Anette on January 29, 2009 at 13:31

Ohh, "The watchdogs will investigate". Poor police! They shoot a robber, who - from what the BBC said, shot first. In "Serious condition"? GOOD!

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Permalink Reply by james walsh on January 29, 2009 at 15:32

Anette how do we know the person is guilty of anything - have you already forgotten the charles demenzes incident ? let the due process of law decide. then if he was guilty you can gloat all you like.