Sasha Johnson: Five arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
Sasha Johnson: she remains in critical condition after being shot in the head at a Peckham house party on Sunday.
It’s good that progress is being made on the shooting of Sasha Johnson – even if it seems to be accidental.
The first arrest – of a 17-year-old boy – came after a stop-and-search process which led to him being arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and possession with intent to supply class A drugs.
This led police to a Peckham address where three men, aged 18,19 and 28, were arrested on suspicion of affray and possession with intent to supply class B drugs.
And a 25-year-old man was later arrested after a police chase, on suspicion of affray and failing to stop for police.
All five were later also arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remain in custody, according to a Met spokesperson.
So these arrests follow what appears to have been a random stop-and-search – a routine that has been criticised for overly targeting black people.
I’m not aware of the skin colour of the people who were arrested but if they were black, I wonder whether the police will try to use this to justify a procedure that is allegedly racist.
And, if these people are connected to the shooting of Ms Johnson at a Peckham house party on Sunday, isn’t it shameful that police could not trace them through – you know – actual detective work?
Of course, if it was them, and if they are black, one major question on our minds should be why they targeted a prominent campaigner in the Black Lives Matter movement at all.
Source: Sasha Johnson: Five held on suspicion of attempted murder – BBC News
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