A second man has been charged with murder after a shooting in Wandsworth.
Tyrone Attwood, 32, of no fixed address, was charged on Monday, December 4 with one count of robbery, two counts of handling stolen goods and one count of theft of a motor vehicle.
He will appear in custody at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, December 5.
Police launched an investigation after Rico Andrews, 21, was shot dead in Shuttleworth Road at around 9.50pm pm Thursday, October 5.
A post-mortem examination confirmed that he died as a result of a gunshot wound to his chest.
Rico’s family has been informed about the latest developments in the investigation and continues to be supported by specialist officers.
Another man, 27, and three women, aged 31, 33 and 38, were arrested with Tyrone Attwood in Guildford, Surrey on Saturday, December 2 on suspicion of assisting an offender.
They have been bailed pending further enquiries.
One man has already been charged as part of the same investigation and has been remanded in custody.
Josh Eno, 23 (19.02.00) and of no fixed address, was charged with murder on Friday, October 27 and has been remanded in custody.
He appeared in custody at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, October 31.
He is next due to appear at the Old Bailey on January 16, 2024.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “A second man has been charged with the murder of Rico Andrews in Wandsworth.
“[B] Tyrone Attwood, 32 (03.03.91), of no fixed address, was also charged on Monday, 4 December with one count of robbery, two counts of handling stolen goods and one count of theft of a motor vehicle.
“He will appear in custody at Willesden Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 5 December.
“An investigation was launched after 21-year-old Rico was shot dead in Shuttleworth Road, SW11, at approximately 21:50hrs on Thursday, 5 October.
“A post-mortem examination confirmed he died as a result of a gunshot wound to the chest.
“Rico's family have been informed of this development and they continue to be supported by detectives from the Met's Specialist Crime Command.
“One man [C], aged 27, and three women, aged [D] 31, [E] 33, [F] 38, were arrested with Tyrone Attwood in Guildford in Surrey on Saturday, 2 December, on suspicion of assisting an offender.
“They have been bailed pending further enquiries.
“One man has already been charged as part of the same investigation and has been remanded in custody.
“[A] Josh Eno, 23 (19.02.00) and of no fixed address, was charged with murder on Friday, 27 October. He appeared in custody at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, 31 October. He is next due to appear at the Old Bailey on 16 January 2024.”
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