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Operation Trident has launched their second murder investigation in a matter of days after a man was shot over the bank holiday weekend in Brockley. 23-year-old Matthew Clement was shot dead in the early hours of Sunday morning on Howson Road, South London. Officers were called at 2.03am to reports of a man lying injured in the street - he was pronounced dead at the scene. There have been no arrests. Operation Trident investigates black on black gun crime in the Afro-Caribbean community.
Detective Chief Inspector Neil Hutchison the murder took place "in a quiet residential street" and made a plea to the community "to find the perpetrators and get justice for Matthew and his family." Adding: "We need to speak to anyone who heard or saw people in Howson Road, Whitbread Road or the surrounding streets between midnight and 2am on Sunday, and to anyone who heard shots or sounds of a disturbance." Operation Trident investigates black on black gun crime in the Afro-Caribbean community.
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