Man shot dead on Kensington High Street named
Maximillian Kusi-Owusu died in hospital after being found with a gunshot wound
Last updated 5th Sep 2022
Detectives investigating the murder of a man in West Kensington have named the victim as they make a renewed appeal for witnesses.
Maximillian Kusi-Owusu, aged 29, died in hospital after being found with a gunshot wound in Kensington High Street, in the early hours of Sunday, 4 September.
People who live close by said they were woken up by multiple gunshots and a scream.
When police arrived at Kensington High Street just after 2am on Sunday - they found a man with gunshot wounds.
He was taken to a central London hospital where he died at 5.32am.
One man, in his 30s, who did not want to be named, said that nothing like this has happened in the three years he has lived in the area.
He told the PA news agency: "It sounded like fireworks, it was two or three (gunshots) and then it stopped and it was like five or something.
"We thought it was from a car or fireworks, we didn't think it was a shooting. It's never happened round here."
A man in his 40s, from a nearby building, who also did not want to be named, told PA: "I woke up with the gunshots, five, six.
"When I came out in the morning, I saw the police close here.
"I think I heard a car - I remember I heard a car as well. I think I heard the scream as well, it was a tiny scream.
"This area, to be honest, I have even told them, the manager, security, sometimes I can see from the window, some people come here and smoke. (I said) you need to make it more lighter, camera, CCTV."
A black car was seen being towed away from the scene on Sunday.
A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in custody.
The victim's next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers. A post-mortem examination has yet to take place.
A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder on Sunday, 4 September. He was subsequently released under investigation.
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