Three men convicted of murder after 19-year-old killed in shooting
Their conviction follows an investigation by the Met Police after Tyler Cox was killed in Islington back in June 2021
Three men have been remanded in custody after being convicted of the murder of a 19-year-old in Islington.
It’s after an investigation by the Met Police who sifted through hours of CCTV footage following a shooting back in June 2021.
Taylor Cox later died in hospital following what investigators have called a ‘targeted attack’ on the 8th of June that year.
Police, ambulance and the air ambulance were called at 16:24hrs to reports of a shooting in Hornsey Rise Gardens, N19, where they found the 19-year-old suffering from gunshot injuries.
The suspects fled the scene, whilst Taylor later died in hospital.
A post-mortem examination 11 June 2021 found Taylor passed away as a result of gunshot wound to the head.
Now, Jaden McGibbon, 22 (19.06.01), of Warltersville Road, N19, Robel Michael, 22 (07.06.01), of no fixed address, and Sichem Mangituka-Mpelo, 22 (09.07.01), of Holloway, have been found guilty after appearing at Old Bailey earlier this week (October 20).
They were remanded in custody and will be sentenced at the same court on Friday, 15 December.
A fourth person, Dunia Oukili, 22 (28.05.02), of Harrington Square, Camden, was convicted of perverting the course of justice.
'It saddens me to see so many young lives cut short by violence'
Detective Chief Inspector Linda Bradley, from the Met's Specialist Crime Command, said: “This was a targeted attack on a young man who should have had the rest of his life ahead of him.
“It saddens me to see so many young lives cut short by violence on the streets of our capital and I hope these convictions, and the loss of freedom the defendants are about to face, serve as a warning to any others who think that conflict of any kind can be resolved with weapons and violence.
“My thoughts are with Taylor’s family. While nothing can bring him back, I hope that today’s guilty verdicts bring them a degree of satisfaction.”
The police's investigation
The Met Police found, in an attempt to evade arrest, McGibbon's girlfriend, Oukili, booked a hotel room and bought a mobile phone.
Later, officers discovered ammunition cartridge cases in Oukili’s handbag that was of the same calibre to those used in the shooting.
After trawling through what detectives have called 'hours of CCTV footage', they found pictures of McGibbon riding a bicycle shortly before the report of shots fired was made to police.
They add just before the murder, he covered his face with a balaclava - and was arrested on June 12, 2021, and charged with murder on the next day.
Michael was arrested on 4 August 2021 and was subsequently charged with murder.
Mangituka-Mpelo was arrested on 23 August 2021 and was subsequently charged with murder.
Taylor's father, David Campbell, said: "The whole family are grateful that we come to this conclusion and are thankful for the efforts of the police in all the work they did to convict the defendants. Despite the guilty verdict, it still doesn’t help the pain that knowing we won’t see Taylor again causes us".
Any young people who have information about violence or knife crime, can visit www.fearless.org where they can pass on information anonymously.
You can also anonymously report any information about violent crime to the independent charity, Crimestoppers.