{"id":125,"date":"2026-05-06T16:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online-news.uk\/?p=125"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:42:25","slug":"family-pay-tribute-after-man-25-killed-in-south-london-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online-news.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/family-pay-tribute-after-man-25-killed-in-south-london-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Family pay tribute after man, 25, killed in south London shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/online-news.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/skynews-coldharbour-brixton_7240547-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/online-news.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/skynews-coldharbour-brixton_7240547-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/online-news.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/skynews-coldharbour-brixton_7240547-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/online-news.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/skynews-coldharbour-brixton_7240547-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/online-news.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/skynews-coldharbour-brixton_7240547-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/online-news.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/skynews-coldharbour-brixton_7240547.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keanu Taylor was killed when attackers fired shots from a car in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, in the early hours of Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family of a 25-year-old who was killed in a drive-by shooting at a barbecue in south London have paid tribute, saying &#8220;our hearts are absolutely broken&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keanu Taylor was killed when attackers fired shots from a car in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, in the early hours of Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three other people, aged 21, 47 and 70, were also injured, but their wounds were not life-threatening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No arrests have been made and police are working to identify those responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/26\/05\/768x432\/skynews-brixton-shooting_7239502.jpg?20260505094134\" alt=\"Police near the scene. 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