{"id":814907,"date":"2026-10-27T00:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T00:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/814907\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T00:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T00:12:09","slug":"police-hunt-for-fatal-shooting-suspect-with-altered-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/814907\/","title":{"rendered":"Police hunt for fatal shooting suspect with &#8216;altered appearance&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Scotland Yard said the man they want to speak to has since &#8220;significantly altered his appearance&#8221; from the CCTV footage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">People have been urged not to approach him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A 23-year-old man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder and remains in police custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ch Insp Allam Bhangoo said: &#8220;We remain committed to securing justice for Erdem as our thoughts remain with his loved ones at this unimaginably hard time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;While I am pleased my team have made an arrest, our work continues at pace to investigate the full circumstances around Erdem&#8217;s murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We are now releasing the details and images of a man we urgently need to speak to in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We are carrying out a number of inquiries to trace him but are also asking for the public&#8217;s help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;If you recognise him or have any information on his whereabouts please come forward.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We are still appealing for anyone with wider information about the shooting, including any CCTV, doorbell, dashcam or mobile phone footage, to also contact us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/curation\/p0cjdwm5\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sounds<\/a> and follow BBC London on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCLondon\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook, external<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCLondonNews\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X, external<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbclondon\/?hl=en\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram, external<\/a>. 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