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Tottenham shooting: Two charged with murder of 17-year-old Tyler McDermott

Tottenham shooting: Two charged with murder of 17-year-old Tyler McDermott

Two men have been charged with the murder of 17-year-old Tyler McDermott in Tottenham.

Tyrese Barnett and Leo Reid, both 19, were charged on 16 April. The pair were arrested the day before.

Mr McDermott died on 14 April.

Barnett, of no fixed address, is also accused of trying to murder another man and having a firearm with intent to endanger life.

Reid, of Tulse Hill in south London, has also been charged with having an offensive weapon.

Officers found Mr McDermott suffering from a gunshot injury in the early hours of 13 April, in Norman Road, Tottenham.

Barnett and Reid are both due to appear at Highbury Magistrates’ Court today (17 April).