Vigil for Shooting Victims in Kilburn

On Saturday, a week after the Kilburn Shooting shooting a vigil was held for the murder victim Sabrina Moss, lots of people turned out to pay their respects on the corner of Kilburn High Road, where Sabrina and her friend Sabrina Gachette both 24 were shot after a night out in Kilburn for Moss's birthday.

It was a very sad occasion, respectfully marked, Sabrina's sister delivered a short statement to the journalists, through painful tears, evoking emotions in everyone around.
Many neighbours and people who lived nearby who didn't know either of the girls yet moved by the tragedy attended to show the bereaved family support and show that they cared.

The word amongst the neighbours and people of the area - most standing across the street watching, respecting the friends and family to be closest to mark the spot- was that Sabrina didn't even want to celebrate her birthday.
But more shocking was that someone said there had been a third person shot, that the police haven't mentioned or in many of the news reports.

TUESDAY 3rd SEPT Evening Standard Print

Then it transpired in a small print article in Tuesdays Evening Standard, that the man charged with murdering Sabrina Moss is Martell Rico Warren, 22, of Kensal Green. He is also charged with attempted murder of her friend Sabrina Gachette and two men, Mahad Ahmed and Edson Da Silva, and of course with possession of a firearm.
Perhaps these were the other victims on the scene local people saw, and the intended targets the news reporters didn't mention, possibly shot on the same night.

Whatever the police aren't disclosing it's a very sad situation. Many thoughts and prayers from those that don't even know them including local neighbours and all at this blog go out to the grieving and the recovering families and friends.

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